Dariusz Dźwigała (born 22 March 1969) is a Polish former football

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and former player. His son

Adam Dźwigała Adam Dźwigała (born 25 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC St. Pauli. He is the son of former footballer Dariusz Dźwigała. Career Dźwigała scored his first goal in Ekstraklasa on 3 March 20 ...

is also a professional footballer who plays for

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. Having started his career at Drukarz Warszawa, he played for several other teams including

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 contra ...

and

Gwardia Warsaw Gwardia Warszawa was a Polish sports club based in Warsaw. The club was founded in 1948. It participated in the Polish 1st League from 1953–1960 (8 seasons), 1962–1966 (5 seasons), 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983. The ...

. He moved to Turkey in 2001 where he played for

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, before returning to Poland the following year. With

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Po ...

, Dźwigała captained a club team into the

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. He worked as a coach with

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national ...

in the

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

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* 1969 births Living people Footballers from Warsaw Association football midfielders Polish footballers Polonia Warsaw players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Górnik Zabrze players GKS Katowice players Pogoń Szczecin players Diyarbakırspor footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Israel Polish football managers Radomiak Radom managers Arka Gdynia managers Polonia Warsaw managers Ząbkovia Ząbki managers Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała managers Wisła Płock managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers II liga managers {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub