Jerzy Józef Brzęczek (Polish pronunciation: ; born 18 March 1971) is a Polish professional football manager and former player.
In a professional career which spanned nearly 20 years and brought 42 caps with the Poland national team, Brzęczek played for clubs in Poland, Austria and Israel. From 2018 to 2021, he was the head coach for the Poland national team.
During his career, Brzęczek played for Raków Częstochowa, Olimpia Poznań, Lech Poznań, Górnik Zabrze (two spells), GKS Katowice, Tirol Innsbruck (later Wacker Tirol), LASK Linz, Maccabi Haifa, Sturm Graz, FC Kärnten and Polonia Bytom, retiring in 2009 at age 38. Brzęczek picked up championship medals in both Poland (with Lech Poznań in 1993) and Austria (with Tirol Innsbruck in 2001 and 2002).
With 42 caps for the Poland national team to his credit, Brzęczek also represented the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning silver.
Brzęczek's nephew is a footballer, winger Jakub Błaszczykowski, who has most notably represented Wisła Kraków, Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg. His sister, Błaszczykowski's mother, was murdered by her husband which caused family separation.
1992-1999 |
1992-1993 |
1993-1995 |
1995 |
1995-1998 |
1998-1999 |
1999-2000 |
2000-2002 |
2002-2004 |
2004-2007 |
2007-2009 |
2010-2014 Manager |
2014-2015 Manager |
2015-2017 Manager |
2017-2018 Manager |
2018-2021 Manager |
2022-2022 Manager |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Appearances | Austrian Bundesliga | 2000-2001 | 27 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Goals | Austrian Bundesliga | 2000-2001 | 1 |