Marek Gołębiewski (born 18 May 1980) is a Polish professional

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and former

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who is currently in charge of

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club

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. He was previously in charge of teams such as

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and

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Club career

Gołębiewski started his career with KS Piaseczno in 1997. Then he played for

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, Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Sokół Sokółka,

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and several

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clubs. He ended his career in 2017 playing for Sparta Jazgarzew. In

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he played six games for the Świt, scoring one goal in the 2003–2004 season in the 3–1 loss against

Managerial career

Early career

On 6 August 2020, he became the coach of the third-tier

. He made his debut in the

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match against

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, which Skra lost 1–3. On 17 May 2021, his employment contract was terminated by mutual consent, after the team went winless in nine straight games. On 24 June 2021, he became the coach of

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in the fourth division.

Legia Warsaw

Gołębiewski assumed the role of Legia Warsaw's manager on 26 October 2021, following the dismissal of

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. At that time, Legia was positioned fifteenth in the

and was leading their

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group stage. His inaugural match in charge was a

game against

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, which Legia won 1–0. However, in his first Ekstraklasa fixture on 31 October 2021, Legia suffered a 0–2 loss to

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. On 4 November 2021, Gołębiewski experienced a heavy defeat in his UEFA Europa League debut, with Legia losing 1–4 to

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at home. On 9 December 2021, Legia was eliminated from the UEFA Europa League after a 0–1 loss to Spartak Moscow, which left them in fourth place in their group. Subsequently, on 13 December 2021, Legia announced that Gołębiewski had resigned following a 0–1 defeat to

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, which saw the team drop to the bottom of the Ekstraklasa table.

Legia Warsaw II

In January 2022, Gołębiewski returned to coach Legia Warsaw's reserves. Although the club did not make an official announcement, he was listed in the Legia II squad on the club's official website.

Chrobry Głogów

On 9 June 2022, he was announced as the new manager of

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side

. On 7 August 2023, following three defeats in three opening rounds of the 2023–24 season, Gołębiewski was relieved of his duties.

Zagłębie Sosnowiec

On 16 June 2025, Gołębiewski was appointed as manager of

club

, signing a two-year deal.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a player

Pilica Tarnobrzegi * IV liga Masovia South: 2012–13

As a manager

Legia Warsaw *

(Masovia regionals): 2021–22

References

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