Czesław Michniewicz

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Czesław Michniewicz
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Personal information
Date of birth (1970-02-12) 12 February 1970 (age 51)
Place of birth Byarozawka, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 Ossa Biskupiec Pomorski
1985–1993 Bałtyk Gdynia
1993–1996 Polonia Gdańsk
1996–2000 Amica Wronki 9 (0)
Teams managed
2003–2006 Lech Poznań
2006–2007 Zagłębie Lubin
2008–2009 Arka Gdynia
2010–2011 Widzew Łódź
2011 Jagiellonia Białystok
2012 Polonia Warsaw
2013 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
2015–2016 Pogoń Szczecin
2016–2017 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
2017–2020 Poland U-21
2020– Legia Warsaw
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Czesław Michniewicz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂɛswaf mʲixˈɲɛvʲit͡ʂ]; born 12 February 1970) is a Polish football manager and former player who currently manages Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Managerial career[]

Lech Poznań[]

In September 2003, he was appointed as the manager of Lech Poznań. He led the side to the 2003–04 Polish Cup and Polish Super Cup titles. He left the club in June 2006.

Zagłębie Lubin[]

In October 2006, he was appointed manager of Ekstraklasa side Zagłębie Lubin, leading the club to the 2006–07 league title. On October 2007, he was relieved of his duties.

Arka Gdynia[]

From 8 July 2008 to 12 April 2009 he managed Arka Gdynia in the Ekstraklasa.

Widzew Łódź[]

From 15 November 2010 until 30 June 2011, he managed Widzew Łódź.[1]

Jagiellonia Białystok[]

On 22 July 2011, he was appointed as the manager of Jagiellonia Białystok, but left the position on 22 December 2011 by mutual consent.

Polonia Warsaw[]

On 28 March 2012, Michniewicz was named as the new coach of Polonia Warsaw, which he led until 8 May 2012.[2]

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała[]

From 22 March to 22 October 2013, he managed Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.

Pogoń Szczecin[]

After a year and a half pause, he was hired as the coach of Pogoń Szczecin. Michniewicz's side finished the league at sixth place in the 2015–16 season. Despite the best result in years, his contract wasn't renewed and he left the club on 30 June 2016.

Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza[]

From 1 July 2016 to 22 March 2017, he managed Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza in Ekstraklasa.

Poland national under-21 football team[]

On 7 July 2017, he was appointed as the coach of the Poland under-21 national team. By winning Portugal in the play-offs, Poland under his leadership qualified for the first time since 1994 for the final tournament of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. On 15 October 2020, he was replaced by Maciej Stolarczyk.[3]

Legia Warsaw[]

On 21 September 2020, he was appointed as the coach of Legia Warsaw.[4] In his debut Legia won 2–0 over FC Drita at the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifiers. On 18 October 2020, he made his Ekstraklasa debut, as Legia won 2–1 over Zagłębie Lubin.[5] On 11 December 2020, he was announced to receive the Ekstraklasa's coach of November award.[6] He was awarded the same distinction for March 2021, as his team completed the campaign in the above-mentioned month without any defeat.[7] On 28 April 2021, Michniewicz won his second Polish Championship after 0–0 draw between Jagiellonia Białystok and Raków Częstochowa (because the latter team has already lost the mathematical chances of catching up with Legia), with three games to spare.[8]

Personal life[]

Michniewicz was born in Byarozawka, then in the Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Belarus), while his mother was visiting her family; but grew up in Biskupiec, Poland.[9] On 20 June 1998, he married Grażyna Rzewuska, with whom he has two sons: Mateusz (born 22 January 2001) and Jakub (born 13 August 2003).[10]

Honours[]

Player[]

Amica Wronki

  • Polish Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000
  • Polish SuperCup: 1999

Manager[]

Lech Poznań

Zagłebie Lubin

Legia Warsaw

References[]

  1. ^ Michniewicz nowym trenerem Widzewa 15.11.2010, wp.pl
  2. ^ "Polonia replace Zielinski with Michniewicz". FIFA.com. 28 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem Legii" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Legia odrabia straty" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Trener Listopada 2020: Czesław Michniewicz" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Trener Marca 2021: Czesław Michniewicz" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Legia mistrzem Polski". 90minut.pl. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  9. ^ Michniewicz, Czesław. "About me » About me." Official Website. Poznań: Sportwin. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. ^ Michniewicz, Czesław. "About me » Family". Official Website. Poznań: Sportwin. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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