Leszek Jezierski

Leszek Jezierski

Personal information
Full name	Leszek Jezierski
Date of birth	(1929-05-12)12 May 1929
Place of birth	Lublin, Poland
Date of death	12 January 2008(2008-01-12) (aged 78)
Place of death	Łódź, Poland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1950	Lublinianka Lublin
1950–1951	CWKS Warsaw	6	(1)
1951–1961	ŁKS Łódź	?	(20)
1962–1963	Start Łódź
1963	Włókniarz Łódź
1963–1964	Stomil Poznań
International career
1954–1958	Poland	6	(0)
Managerial career
1968	ŁKS Łódź
1969–1976	Widzew Łódź
1976–1978	ŁKS Łódź
1978–1980	Ruch Chorzów
1981–1984	ŁKS Łódź
1985	Lech Poznań
1985–1987	Pogoń Szczecin
1987–1990	ŁKS Łódź
1992	Pogoń Szczecin
1992	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1993	Widzew Łódź
1995–1996	ŁKS Łódź
1999	Pogoń Szczecin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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, helping promote Lodz Widzew in 1975 to the First Division. 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.

Honours

Manager

Ruch Chorzów

• Ekstraklasa: 1978–79