Leszek Jezierski

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| name = Leszek Jezierski

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| fullname = Leszek Jezierski

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|5|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lublin, Poland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|1|12|1929|5|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Łódź, Poland

| height = {{height|m=1.68|precision=0}}

| position = Striker

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| years1 = 1945–1950

| years2 = 1950–1951

| years3 = 1951–1961

| years4 = 1962–1963

| years5 = 1963

| years6 = 1963–1964

| clubs1 = Lublinianka Lublin

| clubs2 = CWKS Warsaw

| clubs3 = ŁKS Łódź

| clubs4 = Start Łódź

| clubs5 = Włókniarz Łódź

| clubs6 = Stomil Poznań

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| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 1

| caps3 = ?

| goals3 = 20

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| nationalyears1 = 1954–1958

| nationalteam1 = Poland

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1968 | managerclubs1 = ŁKS Łódź

| manageryears2 = 1969–1976 | managerclubs2 = Widzew Łódź

| manageryears3 = 1976–1978 | managerclubs3 = ŁKS Łódź

| manageryears4 = 1978–1980 | managerclubs4 = Ruch Chorzów

| manageryears5 = 1981–1984 | managerclubs5 = ŁKS Łódź

| manageryears6 = 1985 | managerclubs6 = Lech Poznań

| manageryears7 = 1985–1987 | managerclubs7 = Pogoń Szczecin

| manageryears8 = 1987–1990 | managerclubs8 = ŁKS Łódź

| manageryears9 = 1992 | managerclubs9 = Pogoń Szczecin

| manageryears10 = 1992 | managerclubs10 = Zawisza Bydgoszcz

| manageryears11 = 1993 | managerclubs11 = Widzew Łódź

| manageryears12 = 1995–1996 | managerclubs12 = ŁKS Łódź

| manageryears13 = 1999 | managerclubs13 = Pogoń Szczecin

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Leszek "Napoleon" Jezierski (12 May 1929 – 12 January 2008) was a Polish footballer and manager.

Biography

Born in Lublin, Jezierski played for top-tier club CWKS Warsaw. He made his debut for the Poland national team against Bulgaria in 1954, playing for his country six times. He later became a manager,{{cite web|url=http://www.lechpoznan.pl/art,32,trenerzy.htm |title=Trenerzy - KKS LECH POZNAŃ S.A. |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827105109/http://www.lechpoznan.pl/art%2C32%2Ctrenerzy.htm |archivedate=August 27, 2009 }} helping promote Widzew Łódź in 1975 to the top-flight. After retiring, Jezierski worked as a sport commentator for print and broadcasting media. On 12 January 2008, he died aged 78 of a heart attack.[http://www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/news/artykul73437.html Polish Radio: Footballer and coach Leszek Jezierski died]

Honours

=Player=

ŁKS Łódź{{cite web |last1=Kondraciuk |first1=Marek |title=Leszek Jezierski zmarł na atak serca |url=https://lodz.naszemiasto.pl/leszek-jezierski-zmarl-na-atak-serca/ar/c2-6811133 |website=lodz.naszemiasto.pl |access-date=20 October 2024 |language=pl |date=14 January 2008}}

Ekstraklasa: 1958
Polish Cup: 1956–57

=Manager=

Widzew Łódź

II liga North: 1974–75{{cite web |title=Druga liga (2nd division) |url=http://www.mogiel.net/POL/history/pol2h70.php |website=mogiel.net |access-date=20 October 2024 |language=en}}

Ruch Chorzów

Ekstraklasa: 1978–79{{cite web |title=I liga 1978/1979 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga595.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=12 May 2024 |language=pl}}

Individual

Polish Coach of the Year: 1975, 1976, 1987{{cite web |title=Laureaci |url=https://pilkanozna.pl/laureaci/ |website=pilkanozna.pl |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=pl}}