Maciej Stanisław Iwański (born 7 May 1981) is a Polish

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who plays as a

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for

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club Soła Oświęcim, and also serves as the club's chairman.

Club career

After

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's relegation for match-fixing, many of the top teams in the

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fought for Iwański's signature.

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finally completed a move in the summer 2008, and Iwański became the most expensive transfer between two Polish clubs. He retired in 2018 after a year-long stint at Unia Oświęcim. In January 2020, he was appointed chairman of Soła Oświęcim. In July 2024, Iwański resumed playing after Soła re-established their senior team.

International career

A former U21 international, Iwański debuted in the senior side on 6 December 2006 in a friendly game versus

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. On 3 February 2007, he scored his first international goal against

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Honours

;Zagłębie Lubin *

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: 2006–07 *

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: 2007 ;Legia Warsaw *

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*Polish Super Cup:

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* * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Zagłębie Lubin players Legia Warsaw players Manisaspor footballers ŁKS Łódź players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players Ruch Chorzów players Poland men's international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Ekstraklasa players I liga players IV liga players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Polish sports executives and administrators Polish football executives 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub