Antoni Brzeżańczyk (19 January 1919 – 26 May 1987) was a Polish

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and

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. He played for Podgórze Kraków, Dąb Poznań,

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, AKS Chorzów,

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and Stal Mielec where he began his coaching career. He coached Stal Mielec, Polonia Bydgoszcz, Zawisza Bydgoszcz,

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, GKS Katowice, Olimpia Poznań,

, Zagłębie Wałbrzych, Zagłębie Sosnowiec,

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, Rapid Wien, Admira Wien, Iraklis and Wiener Sportclub. He died in

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in 1987.

Honours

Manager

Stal Mielec * II liga North: 1960

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brzezanczyk, Antoni 1919 births 1987 deaths Footballers from Ternopil Oblast People from Berezhany Polish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Lechia Gdańsk players Lech Poznań players Odra Opole players Stal Mielec players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Polish football managers Polonia Bytom managers GKS Katowice managers Zawisza Bydgoszcz managers Górnik Zabrze managers Odra Opole managers Zagłębie Sosnowiec managers Feyenoord managers SK Rapid Wien managers Wiener Sport-Club managers Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Super League Greece managers Eredivisie managers Polish expatriate football managers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate football managers in Austria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands Men's association football player-managers 20th-century Polish sportsmen