Stefan Majewski (born 31 January 1956) is a Polish former professional

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and

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Club career

Majewski was born in Bydgoszcz. He played for clubs such as Gwiazda Bydgoszcz,

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, Legia Warsaw,

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), Arminia Bielefeld (West Germany) or Apollon Limassol (

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International career

Most notably, he also played for the Poland national team, for which he played 40 matches and scored four goals. Majewski was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the third place, and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

Majewski later pursued a coaching career, he coached the team of

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in 2004–06. Between 2 October 2006 and 27 October 2008, he was the coach of

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. On 18 September 2009, Majewski became the interim caretaker coach/manager for the Poland national football team following the dismissal of his predecessor

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. Poland lost 2–0 to the Czech Republic in a

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qualifier match during his debutant match as the head coach. On 29 October 2009,

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was named as the full-time coach of the team, meaning that Majewski's stint as caretaker manager was effectively over.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Majewski, Stefan 1956 births Living people Polish footballers Association football defenders Polish football managers Poland international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Apollon Limassol FC players Arminia Bielefeld players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Legia Warsaw players Ekstraklasa players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Cypriot First Division players MKS Cracovia managers Polonia Warsaw managers Widzew Łódź managers Sportspeople from Bydgoszcz Amica Wronki managers Freiburger FC players Polish expatriate footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Polish expatriate football managers Polish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Expatriate footballers in West Germany