Adam Nawałka
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Nawałka | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Poland (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1976 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975–1985 | Wisła Kraków | 190 | (9) |
| 1985–1988 | Polish-American Eagles | ||
| National team | |||
| 1977–1980 | Poland | 34 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1998 | Świt Krzeszowice | ||
| 2000 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2001 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2002 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2003–2004 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | ||
| 2004–2006 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| 2006–2007 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2008–2009 | GKS Katowice | ||
| 2010–2013 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| 2013– | Poland | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Adam Nawałka (born 23 October 1957 in Kraków) is a retired Polish football player and current manager of Poland national football team.
Player career
Club
He played most of his career for Wisła Kraków.
National team
He played for the Polish national team (34 matches)[1] and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
Nawałka comes from a footballing family. His father, Adam, played for the local team Orlęta [Eaglets] Rudawa. Nawałka began his career in 1969 with Wisla Kraków. His debut in the 'ekstraklasa' was on 21 May 1975. He played 190 matches in the highest class of Polish soccer, scoring 9 goals. In 1985 he left Wisla to join the USA club, Polish-American Eagles, returning to Poland to manage GKS Katowice and later Górnik Zabrze. On 26 October 2013, the Polish FA president Zbigniew Boniek, announced that Nawałka would replace Waldemar Fornalik as the new manager of the Polish national team.[2] At the time of the appointment, his side Górnik Zabrze was riding the Polish League. He remained with Zabrze until 1 November, and focused on the national team after the game against Cracovia. On 11 October 2014, he recorded an upset by defeating Germany with 2–0 in their home Euro 2016 qualifier.
Managerial statistics
- As of 29 March 2015
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Poland | October 2013 | Present | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 46.15 |
References
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel and Arnhold, Matthias (2009-07-16). "Poland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ↑ http://www.pzpn.pl/index.php/eng/Association/News2/Adam-Nawalka-chosen-to-be-the-new-head-coach
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