Eddie Niedzwiecki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrzej Edward Niedzwiecki | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stoke City (first-team coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1983 | Wrexham | 111 | (0) |
| 1983–1988 | Chelsea | 136 | (0) |
| Total | 247 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1987 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991 | Reading (caretaker manager) | ||
| 2012 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrzej Edward "Eddie" Niedzwiecki; born 3 May 1959) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Wrexham and Chelsea and is now first-team coach at Stoke City. After retiring early due to injury Niedzwiecki became a coach with Chelsea and then Arsenal before working with Mark Hughes with the Wales national team. Since then he has worked with Hughes at Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City.
Starting at Wrexham at the age of 14, Niedzwiecki stayed with the club until the summer of 1983, when he was signed for Chelsea by former Wrexham manager, John Neal. He quickly won a regular place in the Chelsea starting line-up and was impressive as the side romped to the Second Division title in his first season. He also earned two caps for Wales during his playing career.
Niedzwiecki was forced to retire aged 28, after failing to recover from numerous injury problems. He later went on to become a coach at Chelsea, leaving the club in November 2000 after the arrival of Claudio Ranieri. He joined Arsenal the following month, succeeding the late George Armstrong as reserve team coach. He also worked part-time as coach with Wales, with Mark Hughes as manager for the Welsh, during this time. In September 2004, he joined Blackburn Rovers, under Mark Hughes, as first-team coach. Four years later, when Hughes left for Manchester City, he was among the several backroom staff from Blackburn to follow him in making the switch.
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