Marcin Lijewski

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
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
2023–2025	Poland
Medal record World Championship 2007 Germany 2009 Croatia

Sporting achievements

State awards

• 2007 Gold Cross of Merit

Personal life

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