Andrzej_Wiśniewski
Andrzej Wiśniewski
Polish football manager (1956–2022)
Andrzej Wiśniewski (13 January 1956 – 3 April 2022) was a Polish professional football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1956-01-13)13 January 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Giżycko, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 2022(2022-04-03) (aged 66) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2001 | Wisła Płock | ||
| 2002 | Palestine | ||
| 2003 | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | ||
| 2003–2004 | Unia Janikowo | ||
| Jeziorak Iława | |||
| 2005 | Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie | ||
| 2006 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2007 | Unia Janikowo | ||
| 2008 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | ||
In 2001, Wiśniewski briefly managed Wisła Płock, which fell to the second division. In 2002, he coached the Palestine national team.[1][2][3] Later he worked with 3rd and 2nd league teams, including Jeziorak Iława, Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie,[4] which was promoted in the 2004–05 season to the second league, but after several defeats in its class tournament he was released.
On 26 April 2006, Wiśniewski became the coach of the first team of Polonia Warsaw, succeeding Jan Żurek, but he stayed in this position for too long and became sports director of Polonia. Then he resumed in the third league adventure Unia Janikowo, which, however, lost in Division II playoffs. He was replaced by Artur Polehojko. In autumn 2007, he signed the contract and took over manager function of the KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski on 1 January 2008.[5]
Wiśniewski died of a heart attack on 3 April 2022, at the age of 66.[6]
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- "Andrzej Wiśniewski trenerem Drwęcy". www.90minut.pl.
- "Andrzej Wiśniewski od nowego roku trenerem KSZO". www.90minut.pl.
- "Zmarł trener Andrzej Wiśniewski". www.dumastolicy.pl (in Polish). 5 April 2022.
