Andrzej Magowski Explained

Andrzej Magowski
Birth Date:7 July 1966
Birth Place:Bydgoszcz, Poland
Death Place:Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height:1.82 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:–1985
Clubs1:BKS Bydgoszcz
Years2:1985–1989
Clubs2:Polonia Bydgoszcz
Years3:1989–1990
Clubs3:Elana Toruń
Years4:1990–1992
Clubs4:Olimpia Poznań
Caps4:43
Goals4:0
Years5:1993
Clubs5:Igloopol Dębica
Caps5:14
Goals5:1
Years6:1993–1994
Clubs6:Olimpia Poznań
Caps6:25
Goals6:3
Years7:1994–1995
Clubs7:Warta Poznań
Caps7:26
Goals7:4
Years8:1995
Clubs8:Olimpia Poznań
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Years9:1995
Clubs9:Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:1995–1997
Clubs10:VfL Herzlake
Caps10:41
Goals10:11
Years11:1997–1998
Clubs11:VfL Osnabrück
Caps11:3
Goals11:0
Years12:1998–1999
Clubs12:VfL Herzlake
Caps12:26
Goals12:5
Years13:1999–2000
Clubs13:Pomerania Police
Manageryears1:2001
Managerclubs1:Mień Lipno
Manageryears2:2002
Managerclubs2:Start Radziejów
Manageryears3:2002–2003
Managerclubs3:Pomowiec Kijewo
Manageryears4:2004–2007
Managerclubs4:Unia Solec Kujawski
Manageryears5:2008
Managerclubs5:Dąb Barcin

Andrzej Magowski (7 July 1966 – 28 October 2022) was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Magowski started his career in Bydgoszcz with BKS Bydgoszcz. It is not known how long he spent with BKS, but it is known that he moved to Polonia Bydgoszcz in 1985, aged 19. After four seasons with Polonia, Magowski joined Elana Toruń for a season,[1] before securing a transfer to I liga side Olimpia Poznań.

During his first spell with Olimpia, he made a total of 43 top flight appearances for the club over two and a half seasons.[2] [3] [4] Over the winter break he joined struggling Igloopol Dębica, but was unable to help them, being relegated in his 14 appearances for the club.[5] As a result, Magowski was relegated with both teams he played for during the 1992–93 season, Olimpia from the I liga and Igloopol from the II liga. Magowski returned to Olimpia over the summer and spent the following season with Olimpia in the II liga, making a further 25 appearances for the club and scored 3 goals[6] as Olimpia went on to win the league.[7]

Despite being promoted the previous season with Olimpia, Magowski joined city rivals Warta Poznań for the start of the 1994–95 season. As the season progressed it was clear that Magowski was going to have another relegation on his record, and opted to rejoin Olimpia towards the end of the season. He made 26 appearances for Warta, and a further 5 for Olimpia that season, with Warta finishing bottom of the I liga. At the start of the 1995–96 season Olimpia Poznań were involved in a merger with Lechia Gdańsk creating the Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk team, and with the team playing in the city of Gdańsk. Magowski made one appearance for Olimpia-Lechia[8] before opting to move to Germany for the next four seasons.

Magowski initially joined VfL Herzlake in Germany, having an impressive first season, and finishing as the club's top goalscorer with ten goals.[9] Despite the impressive start in Germany for Magowski, he only managed nine appearances the following season, and joined VfL Osnabrück where he struggled even more, making only three appearances the whole season.[10] He returned to VfL Herzlake for one last season, making 26 appearances and scoring 5 goals, to take his total in Germany for the four seasons to 70 league appearances and 16 goals. He returned to Poland, playing his final season with Pomerania Police before retiring in 2000. In total he made 75 appearances in Poland's top division scoring 4 goals.

Post-playing life and death

After his playing career he held roles in a managerial position with clubs such as; Start Radziejów, Pomowiec Kijewo, Mień Lipno, Unia Solec Kujawski, and Dąb Barcin. In 2013 he became a coordinator of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Football Association.[11]

Magowski died on 28 October 2022, at the age of 56.[12]

Honours

Olimpia Poznań

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrzej Magowski trenerem-koordynatorem K-PZPN. kpzpn.pl.
  2. Web site: Olimpia Poznań 1990/91. skladyfutbol.pl.
  3. Web site: Olimpia Poznań 1991/92. skladyfutbol.pl.
  4. Web site: Olimpia Poznań 1992/93. skladyfutbol.pl.
  5. Web site: Igloopol Dębica 1992/93. skladyfutbol.pl.
  6. Web site: Olimpia Poznań 1993/94. skladyfutbol.pl.
  7. Web site: II Liga Polska 1993/94. skladyfutbol.pl.
  8. Web site: 1995/96 I Liga. lechia.net.
  9. Web site: VfL Herzlake 1995/96. skladyfutbol.pl.
  10. Web site: VfL Osnabruck 1997/98. skladyfutbol.pl.
  11. Web site: Andrzej Magowski trenerem-koordynatorem K-PZPN. kpzpn.pl.
  12. News: Andrzej Magowski nie żyje . 29 October 2022 . SF . 29 October 2022.