Alexandre "Alex" Czerniatynski (born 28 July 1960) is a Belgian former

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Czerniatynski played for

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, Standard, Antwerp again,

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, Germinal Ekeren and Tilleur-Liège. He was part of the team when Antwerp played its last European final against

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in 1993, as well as in that of Anderlecht for its two European finals in 1983 and 1984 (scoring in the latter). Anderlecht played its last European final in 1990.

International career

Czerniatynski played 31 games, scoring six goals, for

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. He was also in the Belgian team for the 1982, scoring one goal, and 1994 World Cups as well as for the Euro 1984 but he did not play a game in that tournament.

Coaching career

On 27 April 2009, K.S.K. Beveren officials sacked Czerniatynski as coach. On 6 June 2010, it was announced that Czerniatynski would become the new head coach of Olympic Charleroi.

Honours

Player

Anderlecht *

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

: 1984–85 *

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: 1982–83; runner-up 1983–84 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1983, 1985 Standard Liège *

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: runner-up 1987–88, 1988–89 Royal Antwerp *

: 1991–92 *

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: runner-up 1992–93 Germinal Ekeren *

: 1996–97

Individual

* European Cup Winners Cup top scorer: 1992–93 (seven goals)

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* * 1960 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgian people of Polish descent Men's association football forwards Belgian Pro League players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Royal Antwerp F.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Standard Liège players K.V. Mechelen players Beerschot A.C. players RFC Liège players 1982 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1984 players 1994 FIFA World Cup players Belgian football managers K.S.K. Beveren managers Royale Union Saint-Gilloise managers K.V. Mechelen managers Footballers from Charleroi UEFA Europa League–winning players Sportkring Sint-Niklaas managers RFC Liège managers 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub