Zawisza Bydgoszcz

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Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Full name WKS Zawisza Bydgoszcz SA
Founded 1946
Ground Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium
Ground Capacity 20,247
Chairman Poland Anita Osuch
Manager Poland Ryszard Tarasiewicz
League Ekstraklasa
I liga 2012–13 1st
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours
Current season
Radosław Osuch. Club owner
André Micael. One of the most notable players

Zawisza Bydgoszcz (Polish pronunciation: [zaˈviʂa bɨˈdɡɔʂt͡ʂ]) is a military-sponsored sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th-century knight, Zawisza Czarny (Zawisza the Black). The club holds many sections: football, track and field athletics, boxing, rowing, canoeing, weightlifting, gymnastics, shooting, and parachuting ones.

History

Zawisza's football team has achieved some successes, playing for several years in the Polish First Division. For the first time, Zawisza won promotion in 1961. After relegation in the 1993/1994 season, the team has not managed to get back to the First Division. Zawisza's biggest achievement is reaching the semifinals of the Cup of Poland in 1991. Zawisza's youth teams have also won several medals during the national championships - gold (1981), silver (1958, 1986, 2013) and bronze (1967, 1979). Zawisza was relegated from Second Level to Fourth Level in the 1997-98 season and promoted to Third Level after finishing 1st Kujawsko-Pomorsko-Wielkopolska (Kujavia-Pomerania and Great Poland) Group of 3rd liga in the 2007-2008 season. On 12 June 2011, after a 13 year absence, Zawisza was promoted to the Second Level (Pierwsza Liga) after finishing second to Olimpia Grudziądz in the Druga Liga Zachodnia (one of two Third Level divisions) in the 2010-11 season. In 2013 Zawisza got promoted to the Ekstraklasa (after 19 years of playing in lower leagues), which is the First Level of Polish leagues.

Ground

Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium

Current squad

As of 5 January, 2014. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Andrzej Witan
2 Poland DF Piotr Petasz
3 Poland DF Igor Lewczuk
4 Portugal DF André Micael
5 Portugal FW Bernardo Vasconcelos
6 Poland MF Michał Masłowski
7 Brazil MF Hermes
8 Poland MF Piotr Kuklis
9 Poland FW Jakub Wójcicki
10 Poland FW Paweł Abbott
11 Poland MF Sebastian Ziajka
13 Poland DF Łukasz Skrzyński (c)
14 Poland MF Kamil Drygas
15 Poland MF Paweł Strąk
16 France MF Hérold Goulon
No. Position Player
17 Poland DF Michał Markowski
18 Poland DF Damian Ciechanowski
19 Poland MF Vahan Gevorgyan
21 Poland FW Dariusz Sosnowski
22 Brazil FW Luís Carlos
25 Poland MF Jakub Łukowski
26 Poland MF Korneliusz Sochań
27 Poland DF Lukasz Nawotczynski
77 Poland MF Sebastian Dudek
83 Poland GK Wojciech Kaczmarek
96 Poland GK Damian Węglarz
Poland FW Paweł Wojciechowski
Portugal FW Alvarinho
Cape Verde FW Kadú

Coaching staff

  • Coach: Poland Ryszard Tarasiewicz
  • Second Coach: Poland Waldemar Tęsiorowski
  • Assistants Coach: Poland Jarosław Wielgus, Ukraine Aleksiy Tereshchenko
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Poland Przemysław Norko
  • Team Doctor: Poland Jerzy Lachowicz

Famous players

Zbigniew Boniek, the most famous Zawisza's former player. Current Polish Football Association chairman

Managers

  • Poland Ryszard Lukasik (Feb 10, 2007–April 11, 2007)
  • Poland Piotr Tworek (April 11, 2007 – March 14, 2009)
  • Poland Mariusz Kuras (March 29, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
  • Poland Maciej Murawski (July 1, 2010 – April 9, 2011)
  • Poland Adam Topolski (April 14, 2011 – June 22, 2011)
  • Poland Janusz Kubot (June 22, 2011 – April 18, 2012)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Shatalov (April 19, 2012 – April 26, 2013)
  • Poland Ryszard Tarasiewicz (April 27, 2013–)

External links

Zawisza Bydgoszcz – current squad
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