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After receiving his coaching qualifications he coached the Polish III-rd league team Swit Krzeszowice, after which he held numerous positions at his home club of Wisla Kraków, including head of scouting and sports director, as well as being interim head coach a few times. He went on to manage GKS Katowice and later Górnik Zabrze. He was an assistant coach of the Polish national team and the understudy to [[Leo Beenhakker]] in 2007 and 2008. On 26 October 2013, the Polish FA president [[Zbigniew Boniek]], announced that Nawałka would replace [[Waldemar Fornalik]] as the new manager of the [[Poland national football team|Polish national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pzpn.pl/index.php/eng/Association/News2/Adam-Nawalka-chosen-to-be-the-new-head-coach |title=Archived copy |accessdate=30 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031164858/http://www.pzpn.pl/index.php/eng/Association/News2/Adam-Nawalka-chosen-to-be-the-new-head-coach |archivedate=31 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> At the time of the appointment, his side [[Górnik Zabrze]] was riding the [[2013–14 Ekstraklasa|Polish League]]. He remained with Zabrze until 1 November, and focused on the national team after the game against [[KS Cracovia (football)|Cracovia]]. On 11 October 2014, he recorded an upset by defeating [[Germany national football team|Germany]] with 2–0 in their [[National Stadium, Warsaw|home]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D|Euro 2016 qualifier]]. He took Poland to their first Euro quarterfinals, which contributed to Poland's historic success in their football history since the fall of communist rule.
After receiving his coaching qualifications he coached the Polish III-rd league team Swit Krzeszowice, after which he held numerous positions at his home club of Wisla Kraków, including head of scouting and sports director, as well as being interim head coach a few times. He went on to manage GKS Katowice and later Górnik Zabrze. He was an assistant coach of the Polish national team and the understudy to [[Leo Beenhakker]] in 2007 and 2008. On 26 October 2013, the Polish FA president [[Zbigniew Boniek]], announced that Nawałka would replace [[Waldemar Fornalik]] as the new manager of the [[Poland national football team|Polish national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pzpn.pl/index.php/eng/Association/News2/Adam-Nawalka-chosen-to-be-the-new-head-coach |title=Archived copy |accessdate=30 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031164858/http://www.pzpn.pl/index.php/eng/Association/News2/Adam-Nawalka-chosen-to-be-the-new-head-coach |archivedate=31 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> At the time of the appointment, his side [[Górnik Zabrze]] was riding the [[2013–14 Ekstraklasa|Polish League]]. He remained with Zabrze until 1 November, and focused on the national team after the game against [[KS Cracovia (football)|Cracovia]]. On 11 October 2014, he recorded an upset by defeating [[Germany national football team|Germany]] with 2–0 in their [[National Stadium, Warsaw|home]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D|Euro 2016 qualifier]]. He took Poland to their first Euro quarterfinals, which contributed to Poland's historic success in their football history since the fall of communist rule.


He was allowed to keep in charge for Poland during [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2018 World Cup qualifying campaign]], and Poland performed extremely well, winning eight, drew one and lost only one match, helping the Poles topped the group and qualified automatically to Russia [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]. Thus, many people, having been impressed with Poland's World Cup performance, expected Poland to do the same under Nawałka. However, similar to 2002 and 2006 editions, Nawałka failed to solve Poland's World Cup problem, as Poland ended up bottom in the group stage once again, losing to [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] and [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. Completely devastated, Nawałka fielded a totally exhausted team in their last match against [[Japan national football team|Japan]], and Poland won 1–0, thus left the tournament with just one win. After the shocking elimination from World Cup, he resigned as coach of Poland.
He was allowed to remain in charge of Poland during the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2018 World Cup qualifying campaign]], and Poland performed extremely well, winning eight, drawing one and losing only one match, helping the Poles top the group and qualify automatically to the Russia [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]. Thus, many people, having been impressed with Poland's Euro performance, expected Poland to do the same at the World Cup under Nawałka. However, similar to 2002 and 2006 editions, Nawałka failed to solve Poland's World Cup problem, as Poland ended up bottom in the group stage once again, losing to [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] and [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. Completely devastated, Nawałka fielded a totally exhausted team in their last match against [[Japan national football team|Japan]], and Poland won 1–0, thus leaving the tournament with just one win. After the shocking elimination from the World Cup, he resigned as coach of Poland.


==Managerial statistics==
==Managerial statistics==

Revision as of 12:10, 13 July 2018

Adam Nawałka
Personal information
Full name Adam Nawałka
Date of birth (1957-10-23) 23 October 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Kraków, Poland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1976 Wisła Kraków
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1985 Wisła Kraków 190 (9)
1985–1988 Polish-American Eagles
International career
1977–1980 Poland 34 (1)
Managerial career
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
2007–2008 Poland (as an assistant coach)
2008–2009 GKS Katowice
2010–2013 Górnik Zabrze
2013–2018 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Nawałka ([ˈadam naˈvawka] ⓘ; born 23 October 1957) is a retired Polish football player and former manager of the Poland national football team.

Player career

Club

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. He played most of his career for Wisła Kraków. He started having recurrent injuries in the fall of 1978, and despite repeated surgeries, he had to retire from professional soccer in 1984. In 1985, he emigrated to the United States where he played semi-pro soccer at the Polish-American Eagles as well as performing manual labor jobs (like trimming trees around high-voltage power lines). In 1990, he returned to Poland (which had just freed itself from Communism) and started selling Trabant (East German) cars with Volkswagen engines until he received his coaching qualifications in 1995.

National team

He played for the Polish national team (34 matches)[1] and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. At the age of 19, he played 90 minutes of every game (except 1) that the Polish team played. In the fall of 1978, Nawalka started having recurrent injuries that shortly eliminated him from the national team and shortened his playing career.

Managerial career

After receiving his coaching qualifications he coached the Polish III-rd league team Swit Krzeszowice, after which he held numerous positions at his home club of Wisla Kraków, including head of scouting and sports director, as well as being interim head coach a few times. He went on to manage GKS Katowice and later Górnik Zabrze. He was an assistant coach of the Polish national team and the understudy to Leo Beenhakker in 2007 and 2008. 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. He took Poland to their first Euro quarterfinals, which contributed to Poland's historic success in their football history since the fall of communist rule.

He was allowed to remain in charge of Poland during the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, and Poland performed extremely well, winning eight, drawing one and losing only one match, helping the Poles top the group and qualify automatically to the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Thus, many people, having been impressed with Poland's Euro performance, expected Poland to do the same at the World Cup under Nawałka. However, similar to 2002 and 2006 editions, Nawałka failed to solve Poland's World Cup problem, as Poland ended up bottom in the group stage once again, losing to Senegal and Colombia. Completely devastated, Nawałka fielded a totally exhausted team in their last match against Japan, and Poland won 1–0, thus leaving the tournament with just one win. After the shocking elimination from the World Cup, he resigned as coach of Poland.

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Poland October 2013 June 2018 50 26 15 9 052.00
Total 50 26 15 9 052.00

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel; Arnhold, Matthias (16 July 2009). "Poland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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