Stefan Majewski (born 31 January 1956) is a Polish former professional footballer and football manager, who is currently the sporting director of Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.

Club career

Majewski was born in Bydgoszcz. He played for clubs such as Gwiazda Bydgoszcz, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Legia Warsaw, 1. FC Kaiserslautern (West Germany), Arminia Bielefeld (West Germany) or Apollon Limassol (Cyprus).

Stefan Majewski

International career

Most notably, he also played for the Poland national team, for which he played 40 matches and scored four goals. Majewski was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the third place, and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Stefan Majewski

Coaching career

Majewski later pursued a coaching career, he coached the team of Widzew Łódź in 2004–06. Between 2 October 2006 and 27 October 2008, he was the coach of Cracovia. On 18 September 2009, Majewski became the interim caretaker coach/manager for the Poland national football team following the dismissal of his predecessor Leo Beenhakker. Poland lost 2–0 to the Czech Republic in a 2010 World Cup qualifier match during his debutant match as the head coach. On 29 October 2009, Franciszek Smuda was named as the full-time coach of the team, meaning that Majewski's stint as caretaker manager was effectively over.

Stefan Majewski

References

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1956 births

Living people

Polish men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Poland men's international footballers

1982 FIFA World Cup players

1986 FIFA World Cup players

Zawisza Bydgoszcz players

Apollon Limassol FC players

Arminia Bielefeld players

1. FC Kaiserslautern players

Legia Warsaw players

Ekstraklasa players

Bundesliga players

2. Bundesliga players

Cypriot First Division players

Footballers from Bydgoszcz

Freiburger FC players

Polish expatriate men's footballers

Polish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany

Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus

Polish football managers

Polonia Warsaw managers

Amica Wronki managers

Zagłębie Lubin managers

Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki managers

Widzew Łódź managers

MKS Cracovia managers

Poland national football team managers

Ekstraklasa managers

I liga managers

Regionalliga managers

Polish expatriate football managers

Expatriate football managers in Germany