Stefan Feliks Bialas (born 8 December 1948) is a Polish former professional

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Career

Bialas played for several Polish clubs, including

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. He then moved to France and played for

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, US Nœux-les-Mines,

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. He later began a coaching career, first as assistant manager of Paris FC, then with

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and

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, and working briefly as a coach for Cracovia in 2006. On 12 May 2006, Bialas was appointed as the manager of

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. On 7 June 2008, he mutually terminated his contract with the club. On 14 March 2010 he was officially named as the head coach of Legia Warsaw, where he was replaced by

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on 1 June 2010. Since mid-2000s, he has been providing commentary on

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games for Canal+ Sport and

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References

External links

Stefan Białas Profile- Cracovia Online Encyclopedia
1948 births Living people Sportspeople from Siemianowice Śląskie 20th-century Polish sportsmen Polish men's footballers Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Ligue 2 players Ruch Chorzów players Śląsk Wrocław players Legia Warsaw players FC Gueugnon players Racing Besançon players US Nœux-les-Mines players Paris FC players Polish football managers Ekstraklasa managers AS Beauvais Oise managers Stade Tunisien managers KS Cracovia managers Jagiellonia Białystok managers Legia Warsaw managers Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate football managers Polish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate football managers in France Polish expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate football managers in Tunisia {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub