Radosław Gilewicz (born 8 May 1971) is a Polish

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, co-commentator and former

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who played as a

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or as a striker.

Club career

Born in Chełm Śląski, Gilewicz started his career in 1991 playing for GKS Tychy. In 1992, he transferred to

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. From 1993 to 1995 Gilewicz played for FC St. Gallen. He later moved to

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where he stayed for two years before once again moving to

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. He played his final game for Karlsruhe in the final of

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, a game he entered late on as a substitute. He then moved to Austria in 1999 where he played for FC Tirol Innsbruck. In the 2000–01 season, he scored 22 goals for the Tyroleans and was the league's top scorer. He stayed at the club until it went into liquidation. From 2002 until 2005 he was with

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Aust ...

. Next he played for FC Superfund. He has won the Austrian title four times and has won the Austrian Cup twice and is the Polish all-time top goalscorer in Austrian football. He played for

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until the summer of 2008, and had a short spell with SV Lackenbach in 2010 before retiring.

Personal life

He is married and has two children, Konrad and Jasmina. Konrad was also a footballer.

Honours

VfB Stuttgart *

: 1996–97 Tirol Innsbruck *

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: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 Austria Wien * Austrian Bundesliga: 2002–03 * Austrian Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05 Individual * Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2000 * Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 2000–01

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Radoslaw Gilewicz
at fussballportal.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilewicz, Radoslaw 1971 births Living people People from Bieruń-Lędziny County Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Polish expatriate men's footballers Ruch Chorzów players FC St. Gallen players VfB Stuttgart players Karlsruher SC players FC Tirol Innsbruck players FK Austria Wien players Polonia Warsaw players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Association football coaches Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland