Marek Jóźwiak

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marek Jóźwiak

| image = Marek Jozwiak.jpg

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|8|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Raciąż, Poland

| height = {{height|m=1.90}}

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| position = Defender

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| youthclubs1 = LZS Siemiątkowo

| years1 = 1984–1985 | clubs1 = Błękitni Raciąż | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1985–1987 | clubs2 = Mławianka Mława | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1987–1988 | clubs3 = Śniardwy Orzysz | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1988–1996 | clubs4 = Legia Warsaw | caps4 = 191 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1996–2001 | clubs5 = En Avant Guingamp | caps5 = 119 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2001 | clubs6 = Shenyang Haishi | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2001–2005 | clubs7 = Legia Warsaw | caps7 = 72 | goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1998

| nationalteam1 = Poland

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Marek Jóźwiak (born 21 August 1967) is a Polish football pundit, executive and former professional player.

Club career

His first club was LZS Siemiątkowo,[https://weszlo.com/2020/06/06/marek-jozwiak-czasem-mam-ochote-wywalic-goscia-w-powietrze/ Marek Jóźwiak: „Czasem mam ochotę wywalić gościa w powietrze”]. Weszlo.com (in Polish). 2020-06-06. in the following years he was a player of the Błękitni Raciąż, Mławianka Mława and Śniardwy Orzysz.

In 1988, he joined Legia Warsaw, where he made 348 appearances in all competitions and scored six goals.[https://legia.net/historia/zawodnicy/marek-jozwiak/134 Zawodnicy - Marek Jóźwiak]. Legia.net (in Polish). 2021-01-26 (retrieved). He won the Ekstraklasa title three times (1994, 1995, 2002), the Polish Cup four times (1989, 1990, 1994, 1995), the Polish Super Cup twice (1990, 1995) and the Polish League Cup once (2002). In the 1995–96 season, he participated in the UEFA Champions League.[https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/sportowybar/831419/liga-mistrzow-legia-warszawa-po-latach-marek-jozwiak-pokazal-zdjecie-z-bylymi-pi Liga Mistrzów. Legia Warszawa po latach. Marek Jóźwiak pokazał zdjęcia z byłymi piłkarzami]. Sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). He scored the last goal for Legia in spring 2005 at the age of 37 and 60 days, which gives him the second place in the club's classification of the oldest scorers, behind Lucjan Brychczy.

He also played for the French EA Guingamp, where he won the Intertoto Cup in 1996,{{cite web |url=https://www.eaguingamp.com/saison-96-97/|title=Saison 1996-1997 D1|website=eaguingamp.com|accessdate=30 September 2019}} and the Chinese side Shenyang Jinde.

International career

Jóźwiak made his debut for the Poland national team on 5 July 1992 in a friendly against Guatemala.[http://www.hppn.pl/reprezentacja/pilkarze/432,Marek-Jozwiak Piłkarze - Marek Jóźwiak]. Hppn.pl (in Polish). 2021-01-25 (retrieved). He played for Poland on 14 occasions.

Post-playing career

After retiring from football in 2005, Jóźwiak remained in Legia's structures, where he held numerous scouting and directorial roles before leaving the club by mutual consent on 4 January 2013.{{cite web |last1=Dawidziuk |first1=Adam |last2=Kaliszuk |first2=Maciej |title=Marek Jóźwiak odchodzi z Legii |url=https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/marek-jozwiak-odchodzi-z-legii/8m7fgeb |website=przegladsportowy.onet.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=4 January 2013}}

On 27 April 2015, another Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk announced the appointment of Jóźwiak as their new team manager and chief of scouting.{{cite web |title=Marek Jóźwiak menedżerem Lechii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/249/news2497185-Marek-Jozwiak-menedzerem-Lechii.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=27 April 2015}} In January 2016, his responsibilities were limited to only being responsible for the scouting department,{{cite web |title=Marek Jóźwiak przestanie być menedżerem Lechii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/261/news2613783-Marek-Jozwiak-przestanie-byc-menedzerem-Lechii.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=27 January 2016}} before leaving the club in August 2017.{{cite web |title=Marek Jóźwiak stracił pracę w Lechii Gdańsk |url=https://gol24.pl/marek-jozwiak-stracil-prace-w-lechii-gdansk/ar/12422722 |website=gol24.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=26 August 2017}}

In early April 2019, Jóźwiak became a board advisor at Wigry Suwałki,{{cite web |title=Mirosław Smyła trenerem Wigier |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/294/news2949894-Miroslaw-Smyla-trenerem-Wigier.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=9 April 2019}} before joining Wisła Płock as their new sporting director on 20 May that year.{{cite web |title=Marek Jóźwiak dyrektorem sportowym Wisły Płock |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/296/news2961464-Marek-Jozwiak-dyrektorem-sportowym-Wisly-Plock.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=20 May 2019}} On 30 November 2020, he was sacked by Wisła's management board.{{cite web |title=Marek Jóźwiak odchodzi z Wisły Płock |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/308/news3086084-Marek-Jozwiak-odchodzi-z-Wisly-Plock.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=30 November 2020}}

Two days later, on 2 December 2020, Jóźwiak joined Canal+ Poland's coverage team for Ekstraklasa and Ligue 1 games.{{cite web |last1=Treć |first1=Jakub |title=Były dyrektor Wisły Płock szybko znalazł inną pracę |url=https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/marek-jozwiak-zamienil-wisle-plock-na-canal-plus/98t3e44 |website=przegladsportowy.onet.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl |date=2 December 2020}}

Honours

Legia Warsaw{{cite web |title=Marek Jóźwiak |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=742 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=pl}}