Andrzej Czyżniewski

Andrzej Czyżniewski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-09-28)28 September 1953
Place of birth	Toruń, Poland
Date of death	9 July 2013(2013-07-09) (aged 59)
Place of death	Miszewo, Poland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Pomorzanin Toruń
1972–1974	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1974–1976	Chemik Bydgoszcz
1976–1982	Arka Gdynia	47	(0)
1982–1987	Bałtyk Gdynia	95+	(0)
1987–1988	Polish-American Eagles SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrzej Czyżniewski (28 September 1953 – 9 July 2013) was a Polish footballer, referee, goalkeeping coach and executive.

Club career

Czyżniewski played 57 games for Arka Gdynia, winning the Polish Cup in 1979, and 95 league matches for Bałtyk Gdynia.

Post-playing career

Czyżniewski was a member of the Poland national team's coaching staff as a goalkeeping coach during the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying. From 1999 to 2001, he was a member of the board and vice-director of sports of Arka Gdynia. He also had a spell abroad with Anorthosis Famagusta as a goalkeeping coach. From 2002 through 2006, he was a goalkeeping coach at Amica Wronki. He moved to Lech Poznan to become director of scouting until 2009. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the sporting director of Arka.

Honours

Arka Gdynia

• Polish Cup: 1978–79