Marcin Lijewski (born 21 September 1977) is a former Polish handball player and the current coach of Poland. As a player he received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th.[1]

Marcin Lijewski
Personal information
Born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47)
Krotoszyn, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Poland (manager)
Youth career
Years Team
1991–1996
KPR Ostrovia
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–2001
Wybrzeże Gdańsk
2001–2002
Wisła Płock
2002–2008
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2008–2013
HSV Hamburg
2013–2014
Wisła Płock
2014–2015
Wybrzeże Gdańsk
2014
Samen Al-Hojaj (loan)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2013
Poland 251 (711)
Teams managed
2015–2017
Wybrzeże Gdańsk (assistant)
2017–2019
Wybrzeże Gdańsk
2019–2022
NMC Górnik Zabrze
2023–
Poland
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Croatia

Sporting achievements

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State awards

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Personal life

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His brother Krzysztof Lijewski is also a former handball player and current assistant coach at Industria Kielce.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile: Marcin Lijewski". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
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