For the past 10 years, Krzystof Lijewski’s career has been heavily intertwined with Lomza Vive Kielce. Since 2012, when he came back after a six-year stint in the German Bundesliga, Lijewski was there for each crucial performance, including the first Polish title in the EHF Champions League Men in 2016, when Kielce won the final against Telekom Veszprém HC 39:38 after penalties.

Lijewski’s role is different now, helping Kielce seal an EHF FINAL4 spot as an assistant coach in his first full season in this role, after the retirement from his playing career at the end of the 2020/21 season.