Jerzy Słaboszowski (4 April 1932 – either 2 or 4 April 1981) also sometimes written as Jerzy Słaboszewski was a football player and manager. During his playing career Słaboszowski played for Mieszko Piast Cieszyn, Cracovia,

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, Lublinianka, and Warszawianka. His greatest spell coming with Legia, winning the

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

in 1955 and the league in the same year. During his coaching career he managed

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, finishing runners up in the league, also managing

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and

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. Słaboszowski was the first Polish manager to manage in both Libya and the United Arab Emirates, managing both Al Jazeera Zuwara and Al Ahli Dubai, the latter with whom he won the 1975–76 United Arab Emirates league. There uncertainty on which date Słaboszowski died, with sources listing either 2 April 1981 or that he died on his birthday on 4 April 1981, this would either put his age as 48 or 49 at his time of death.

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

**Winners: 1955 *

**Winners: 1955 Lechia Gdańsk *

III liga III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits in the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, III liga ref ...

**Runners-up: 1970-71 Al Ahli Dubai *UAE Football League **Winners: 1975–76

References

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