Radosław Gilewicz (born 8 May 1971) is a Polish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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or as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Chełm Śląski Chełm Śląski () is a village in Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Chełm Śląski. It lies approximately east of Bieruń and south-east of ...

, Gilewicz started his career in 1991 playing for

GKS Tychy GKS Tychy is a Polish professional football club, based in Tychy, Poland, that plays in the Polish I Liga. The club was founded on 20 April 1971. It played in the Ekstraklasa between 1974–1977. The biggest success of GKS Tychy was the 2nd pla ...

. In 1992, he transferred to Ruch Chorzów. From 1993 to 1995 Gilewicz played for

FC St. Gallen Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the Swiss Super League. History Founde ...

. He later moved to

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...

where he stayed for two years before once again moving to

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the DF ...

. He played his final game for Karlsruhe in the final of

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...

, a game he entered late on as a substitute. He then moved to Austria in 1999 where he played for

FC Tirol Innsbruck FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared. History It was – after the establishment of FC Swarovski Tirol in 1986 – the s ...

. In the 2000–01 season, he scored 22 goals for the Tyroleans and was the league's top scorer. He stayed at the club until it went into liquidation. From 2002 until 2005 he was with Austria Wien. Next he played for FC Superfund. He has won the Austrian title four times and has won the Austrian Cup twice and is the Polish all-time top goalscorer in Austrian football. He played for

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract ...

before retiring in summer 2008.

Personal life

He is married and has two children (Konrad and Jasmina). Konrad Gilewicz is also a footballer and plays for

FC Wacker Innsbruck FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol. History The ''Fußball-Club Wacker'' ("Valiant") ''Innsbruck'' was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and o ...

reserve team.

References

External links

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Radoslaw Gilewicz
at fussballportal.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilewicz, Radoslaw 1971 births Living people People from Bieruń-Lędziny County Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Association football midfielders Association football forwards Polish footballers Poland international footballers Polish expatriate footballers Ruch Chorzów players FC St. Gallen players VfB Stuttgart players Karlsruher SC players FC Wacker Innsbruck players FK Austria Wien players Polonia Warsaw players Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Austria Polonia Warsaw managers Polish football managers