[1] In January 1995, the Toronto Shooting Stars selected Zawislan in the National Professional Soccer League draft.
In the fall of 1996, he finally signed with the Toronto Shooting Stars, playing one game in November 1996 in place of injured starter Paolo Ceccarelli.
When Creighton head coach, Bret Simon moved to Stanford University, Zawislan followed him in February 2001.
In April 2009, Cornell University signed Zawislan as head coach of the men's soccer team.
[3] In January 2016, Zawislan left the program at Cornell and was replaced by former Stanford assistant coach John Smith.