In next two years he proved to be a key player for a new team, a dominant force in the middle of 80s in Polish football.

He spent the last years of his professional career abroad (VfL Bochum, Aris Saloniki) punctuated by short returns to Górnik Zabrze.

Iwan made his debut in the Poland national team in the second game of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, against Tunisia, at the age of 18, being the youngest player in the tournament.

In 2003, Iwan leaped at the opportunity to lead a team, a fourth league club Okocimski KS Brzesko.

In the last years, Iwan made regular appearance as football expert to commentate on Polish Ekstraklasa.