Aleksander Papiewski (12 May 1939 – 27 April 2026) was a Polish professional football manager.[1] He was best known for leading Śląsk Wrocław to a second-place finish in the 1977–78 Ekstraklasa.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwoleń, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 2026 (aged 86) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1965–? | Śląsk Wrocław (youth) | ||
| Strzelinianka Strzelin | |||
| 1970–1971 | Broń Radom | ||
| Pafawag Wrocław | |||
| Śląsk II Wrocław | |||
| 1975–1976 | Śląsk Wrocław (assistant) | ||
| Śląsk II Wrocław | |||
| 1978–1979 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Śląsk II Wrocław | |||
| 1983–1984 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| 1985–1986 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | ||
| 1987 | Radomiak Radom | ||
| 1994–1995 | Varta-Start Namysłów | ||
| 1996–1997 | Lechia Zielona Góra | ||
| 1998 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie | |||
| 1999–2001 | Polar Wrocław | ||
| 2001 | Bielawianka Bielawa | ||
| 2001–2002 | Pogoń Oleśnica | ||
| 2003–2004 | Hetman Zamość | ||
| 2005–2007 | Puma Pietrzykowice | ||
| 2008 | GKS Kobierzyce | ||
| 2009–2010 | Puma Pietrzykowice | ||
Career
editPapiewski began coaching in the 1960s at Śląsk Wrocław,[4][5] initially coaching youth teams,[6] before moving onto Strzelinianka Strzelin.[6]
Later he worked at Broń Radom[5] and Pafawag Wrocław[5][6], before he returned to Śląsk in the 1970s, where he first led the reserves[5][4], and then became Władysław Żmuda's assistant manager.[5][4]
During the 1977–78 top flight season, he took over the Wrocław team from Żmuda and won the Polish vice-championship with them.[5] This was considered his greatest success,[7][5][4] and coincided with Śląsk's golden era.[6] Together with Żmuda, they are considered among the greatest managers in the club's history.[8]
Later on he returned to Śląsk twice when the club was in the second division, in 1983 and 1998,[9] replacing Stanisław Olearnik and Edward Żugaj respectively.[10]
He also worked at many other professional clubs such as Radomiak Radom, Hetman Zamość, Zagłębie Wałbrzych and Polar Wrocław[11], where he earned the reputation of a motivational and fair manager.[12]
Papiewski worked at Pogoń Oleśnica from December 2000 till April 2001[7] which followed after managing fellow Lower Silesian clubs Bielawianka Bielawa and Start Namysłów.[13]
Towards the end of his career he coached continued coaching lower league clubs such as Puma Pietrzykowice and GKS Kobierzyce.[9]
Personal life and death
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Aleksander Papiewski". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ↑ Zmarł Aleksander Papiewski [Aleksander Papiewski has died] (in Polish), 90minut.pl, 30 April 2026
- ↑ Filip Podolski (2009). Śląsk Wrocław: 30 sezonów w ekstraklasie [Śląsk Wrocław: 30 years in the Ekstraklasa] (in Polish). Self-published. pp. 1–128.
- 1 2 3 4 5 PAP (30 April 2026), "Zmarł trener piłkarski Aleksander Papiewski" [Football manager Papiewski has died], sport.tvp.pl (in Polish), TVP Sport
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jakub Jabłoński (30 April 2026), "Nie żyje były trener Radomiaka i Śląska - Aleksander Papiewski. Miał 86 lat" [Former Radomiak and Śląsk manager – Aleksander Papiewski has died. He was 86 years old], gol24.pl (in Polish), Gol24
- 1 2 3 4 Maciej Piasecki (30 April 2026), Śmierć medalisty i zasłużonego trenera. Smutne wieści ze świata sportu (in Polish), Wprost Sport
- 1 2 OAI (30 April 2026), "Nie żyje były trener Śląska Wrocław. Pracował w Pogoni Oleśnica", olesnica24.com (in Polish), Oleśnica 24
- ↑ Przemysław Ofiara (30 April 2026), "Nie żyje legendarny polski trener. Twórca historycznego sukcesu, ceniony przez całą Polskę", supersport.se.pl (in Polish), Super Sport
- 1 2 Piotr Bobakowski (30 April 2026), "Nie żyje trener Aleksander Papiewski" [Manager Aleksander Papiewski has died], sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
- 1 2 "Nie żyje trener Aleksander Papiewski" [Aleksander Papiewski has died], slasknet.com (in Polish), Śląsk Net, 30 April 2026
- ↑ PAP (30 April 2026), "Nie żyje Aleksander Papiewski. Był wicemistrzem Polski w Ekstraklasie", onet.pl (in Polish), Przegląd Sportowy
- ↑ Jakub Sarna (30 April 2026), Aleksander Papiewski nie żyje. Legendarny trener miał 86 lat [Aleksander Papiewski is dead. The legendary manager was 86 years old] (in Polish), RMF 24
- ↑ Jędrzej Rybak (30 April 2026), "Zmarł Aleksander Papiewski" [Aleksander Papiewski has died], slaskwroclaw.pl, Śląsk Wrocław
- ↑ RW (30 April 2026), "Zmarł Aleksander Papiewski", radiowroclaw.pl (in Polish), Radio Wrocław