Jerzy Słaboszowski

Jerzy Słaboszowski
Personal information
Full name	Jerzy Aleksander Słaboszowski
Date of birth	4 April 1932
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Date of death	4 April 1981 (aged 49)
Place of death	Gudniki, Poland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1951	Mieszko Piast Cieszyn
1952–1954	Cracovia
1955–1960	Legia Warsaw
1960–1961	Lublinianka
1962–1964	Warszawianka
Managerial career
1970–1971	Lechia Gdańsk
1971–1975	Arka Gdynia
1975–1976	Al Ahli Dubai
	Al Jazeera Zuwara
–1980	Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1980–1981	Olimpia Elbląg
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerzy Słaboszowski (4 April 1932 – either 2 or 4 April 1981) also sometimes written as Jerzy Słaboszewski was a football player and manager. During his playing career Słaboszowski played for Mieszko Piast Cieszyn, Cracovia, Legia Warsaw, Lublinianka, and Warszawianka. His greatest spell coming with Legia, winning the Polish Cup in 1955 and the league in the same year.^[1] During his coaching career he managed Lechia Gdańsk,^[2] finishing runners up in the league, also managing Arka Gdynia, Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski and Olimpia Elbląg.^[3] Słaboszowski was the first Polish manager to manage in both Libya and the United Arab Emirates, managing both Al Jazeera Zuwara and Al Ahli Dubai, the latter with whom he won the 1975–76 United Arab Emirates league.

There uncertainty on which date Słaboszowski died, with sources listing either 2 April 1981^[4]^[5] or that he died on his birthday on 4 April 1981,^[6]^[7]^[8] this would either put his age as 48 or 49 at his time of death.