Stefan Majewski (born 31 January 1956) is a Polish professional

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and former

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who was most recently the

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club Cracovia.

Club career

Majewski was born in

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. He played for clubs such as Gwiazda Bydgoszcz, Zawisza Bydgoszcz,

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(West Germany) or

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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

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, where Poland won the third place, and at the

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Coaching career

Majewski later pursued a coaching career, he coached the team of

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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

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following the dismissal of his predecessor Leo Beenhakker. Poland lost 2–0 to the Czech Republic in a

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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.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Player

Legia Warsaw *

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: 1979–80, 1980–81 Poland *

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third place:

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Manager

Amica Wronki * Polish Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000 *

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: 1999

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Majewski, Stefan 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 Legia Warsaw players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Arminia Bielefeld players Apollon Limassol FC players Freiburger FC players Ekstraklasa players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Cypriot First Division players Footballers from Bydgoszcz 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 KS Cracovia managers Poland national football team managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers Regionalliga managers Polish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Germany 20th-century Polish sportsmen