Michel Lewandowski

Not to be confused with Michał Lewandowski.

Michel Lewandowski (born Mieczyslaus Lewandowski; 28 May 1914 – 7 September 1990) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the Kingdom of Prussia, he played his entire career in France and was a French military international.^{[citation needed]}

Michel Lewandowski

Personal information
Birth name	Mieczyslaus Lewandowski
Date of birth	(1914-05-28)28 May 1914
Place of birth	Waltrop, Kingdom of Prussia
Date of death	7 September 1990(1990-09-07) (aged 76)
Place of death	Lens, France[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Pogon-Marles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1938	Béthune [fr]
1938–1945[2]	Lens
1945–1950	Roubaix-Tourcoing
	JA Armentières
International career
	France Military
Managerial career
	US Billy-Berclau
	AS Lens
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Mieczyslaus Lewandowski was born in Waltrop in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire.^{[citation needed]} He was of Polish descent. Having first played for Pogon-Marles and Béthune [fr], Lewandowski was discovered by Lens in 1938, where he became professional.^[3] He played eleven matches for Lens in the 1938–39 Division 1.^[3] In 1945, he signed for Roubaix-Tourcoing. He won the 1946–47 Division 1 with the club before leaving in 1950, signing for JA Armentières that year.^[4]

Naturalized on 23 February 1939, Lewandowski was selected for the France military national team.^[5][4]

Managerial career

After his retiring from football, Lewandowski went on to coach US Billy-Berclau and AS Lens.^[3]

Honours

Roubaix-Tourcoing

• Division 1: 1946–47^[3]