Arkadiusz Aleksander (born 19 April 1980) is a Polish

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executive and former professional

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who played as a striker.

Playing career

In 2015, Aleksander signed for

Sandecja Nowy Sącz Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish football club from Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, that was formed in 1910. In the 2025–26 season, they will compete in II liga, the third tier of Polish football, after winning group IV of the 2024–2 ...

Executive career

Following retirement, he was named the

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of Sandecja. He oversaw their first-ever promotion to

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

in his first season, and left at the end of the 2017–18 campaign. He returned to the role on 30 July 2020, before being appointed by the board to become Sandecja's chairman in January 2021. On 16 July 2021, Aleksander resigned and left the club. On 21 November 2022, after spending a year operating as

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club

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's vice-chairman, he was promoted to the role of chairman, a role he held until 16 May 2024.

Honours

Individual *

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top scorer: 2004–05 * Ekstraklasa Cup top scorer: 2007–08

References

* 1980 births Living people Footballers from Nowy Sącz Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Śląsk Wrocław players Górnik Zabrze players Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Arka Gdynia players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Sandecja Nowy Sącz players Flota Świnoujście players Olimpia Grudziądz players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players Cypriot Second Division players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-forward-1980s-stub