Nina Patalon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Działdowo, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Poland women's (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002– | Medyk Konin | ||
| Czarni Sosnowiec | |||
| –2011 | Medyk Konin | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Poland U-19 | ||
| 2009 | Poland student | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Medyk Konin (youth) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Medyk Konin | ||
| 2011–2013 | Poland U-15 (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2019 | Poland U-17 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Poland U-19 | ||
| 2021– | Poland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nina Patalon (born 20 January 1986) is a Polish former football midfielder and manager, currently coaching Poland women's national team.[1]
Club career
In 2002 she began her career at Medyk Konin in the Ekstraliga, where she had played for many years, with an in-between stint at Czarni Sosnowiec.[2] In 2011, due to an injury, she finished her football career as a player.[citation needed]
International career
During 2004 to 2006 she was a member of the Poland's Youth National Team. In 2009 she represented Poland In a Polish Students Team in the Summer Universiade 2009 in Belgrade.[3]
Managerial career
After retiring from an active career she began working as a coach. Initially, from 2010, she trained Medyk Konin's young girls team, and in January 2011, with Anna Gawrońska, became the head coach of the Medyk's first team.[4] In 2011 she started helping to coach Poland's U-15 Women National Football Team, and in May 2014 she was appointed to the coaching position of the Poland's U-17 Women National Football Team.[5][6]
In March 2021 she replaced Miłosz Stępiński as the head coach of the Poland's Women National Team.[1] She is the first woman in the Polish footballing history to hold this position.[1] She made her debut in a friendly match against Sweden, on 13 April 2021.[7]
Personal life
In 2010 she graduated from the Academy of Physical Education in Poznań where she obtained a class II football coaching license.[citation needed]
Honours
Player
Medyk Konin
- Ekstraliga runner-up: 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2010/11
- Ekstraliga third place: 2003/04, 2008/09
- Polish Cup winner: 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09
- Polish Junior Championships winner: 2004, 2005, 2006
Manager
Medyk Konin
- Ekstraliga runner-up: 2011/12, 2012/13
- Polish Cup runner-up: 2011/12
References
- ^ a b c "Nina Patalon oficjalnie selekcjonerem reprezentacji kobiet". TVP Sport (in Polish).
- ^ "futbolkobiet.pl | Video: Nina Patalon o futbolu!". futbolkobiet.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "XXV Uniwersjada: Skład reprezentacji Polski - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Reprezentacja ma nowego trenera - Kobiecy Klub Piłkarski MAX-Sprint". kkpbydgoszcz.futbolowo.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Nowi trenerzy w reprezentacjach - KobiecaPilka.pl - serwis o kobiecej piłce nożnej w Polsce". kobiecapilka.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Nina Patalon: Na stadionie muszę być pierwsza! - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Kobiety: Polska 2-4 Szwecja". 90minut (in Polish).