Marek Jóźwiak Explained

Marek Jóźwiak
Birth Date:21 August 1967
Birth Place:Raciąż, Poland
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:LZS Siemiątkowo
Years1:1984–1985
Years2:1985–1987
Years3:1987–1988
Years4:1988–1996
Caps4:191
Goals4:3
Years5:1996–2001
Caps5:119
Goals5:6
Years6:2001
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:2001–2005
Caps7:72
Goals7:1
Nationalyears1:1992–1998
Nationalteam1:Poland
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0

Marek Jóźwiak (born 21 August 1967) is a Polish football pundit, executive and former professional player.

Club career

His first club was LZS Siemiątkowo,[1] in the following years he was a player of the Błękitni Raciąż, Mławianka Mława and Śniardwy Orzysz.

In 1988, he joined Legia Warsaw, where he made 348 appearances in all competitions and scored six goals.[2] He won the Ekstraklasa title three times (1994, 1995, 2002), the Polish Cup four times (1989, 1990, 1994, 1995), the Polish Super Cup twice (1990, 1995) and the Polish League Cup once (2002). In the 1995–96 season, he participated in the UEFA Champions League.[3] He scored the last goal for Legia in spring 2005 at the age of 37 and 60 days, which gives him the second place in the club's classification of the oldest scorers, behind Lucjan Brychczy.

He also played for the French EA Guingamp, where he won the Intertoto Cup in 1996,[4] and the Chinese side Shenyang Jinde.

International career

Jóźwiak made his debut for the Poland national team on 5 July 1992 in a friendly against Guatemala.[5] He played for Poland on 14 occasions.

Post-playing career

After retiring from football in 2005, Jóźwiak remained in Legia's structures, where he held numerous scouting and directorial roles before leaving the club by mutual consent on 4 January 2013.[6]

On 27 April 2015, another Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk announced the appointment of Jóźwiak as their new team manager and chief of scouting.[7] In January 2016, his responsibilities were limited to only being responsible for the scouting department,[8] before leaving the club in August 2017.[9]

In early April 2019, Jóźwiak became a board advisor at Wigry Suwałki,[10] before joining Wisła Płock as their new sporting director on 20 May that year.[11] On 30 November 2020, he was sacked by Wisła's management board.[12]

Two days later, on 2 December 2020, Jóźwiak joined Canal+ Poland's coverage team for Ekstraklasa and Ligue 1 games.[13]

Honours

Legia Warsaw[14]

EA Guingamp

Notes and References

  1. https://weszlo.com/2020/06/06/marek-jozwiak-czasem-mam-ochote-wywalic-goscia-w-powietrze/ Marek Jóźwiak: „Czasem mam ochotę wywalić gościa w powietrze”
  2. https://legia.net/historia/zawodnicy/marek-jozwiak/134 Zawodnicy - Marek Jóźwiak
  3. https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/sportowybar/831419/liga-mistrzow-legia-warszawa-po-latach-marek-jozwiak-pokazal-zdjecie-z-bylymi-pi Liga Mistrzów. Legia Warszawa po latach. Marek Jóźwiak pokazał zdjęcia z byłymi piłkarzami
  4. Web site: Saison 1996-1997 D1. eaguingamp.com. 30 September 2019.
  5. http://www.hppn.pl/reprezentacja/pilkarze/432,Marek-Jozwiak Piłkarze - Marek Jóźwiak
  6. Web site: Dawidziuk . Adam . Kaliszuk . Maciej . Marek Jóźwiak odchodzi z Legii . przegladsportowy.onet.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 4 January 2013.
  7. Web site: Marek Jóźwiak menedżerem Lechii . 90minut.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 27 April 2015.
  8. Web site: Marek Jóźwiak przestanie być menedżerem Lechii . 90minut.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 27 January 2016.
  9. Web site: Marek Jóźwiak stracił pracę w Lechii Gdańsk . gol24.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 26 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Mirosław Smyła trenerem Wigier . 90minut.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 9 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Marek Jóźwiak dyrektorem sportowym Wisły Płock . 90minut.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 20 May 2019.
  12. Web site: Marek Jóźwiak odchodzi z Wisły Płock . 90minut.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 30 November 2020.
  13. Web site: Treć . Jakub . Były dyrektor Wisły Płock szybko znalazł inną pracę . przegladsportowy.onet.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl . 2 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Marek Jóźwiak . 90minut.pl . 20 August 2024 . pl.