Maciej Stolarczyk (born 15 January 1972 in Słupsk) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently in charge of Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok.

Maciej Stolarczyk
Stolarczyk in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-15) 15 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Słupsk, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1999 Pogoń Szczecin 157 (8)
1999–2001 Widzew Łódź 32 (0)
2001–2002 Pogoń Szczecin 21 (2)
2002–2007 Wisła Kraków 102 (11)
2007–2008 GKS Bełchatów 24 (1)
International career
1994–2005 Poland 8 (0)
Managerial career
2010 Pogoń Szczecin
2016–2017 Poland U20
2018–2019 Wisła Kraków
2020 Poland U19
2020 Poland U17
2020–2022 Poland U21
2022–2023 Jagiellonia Białystok
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Stolarczyk made eight appearances for the Poland national team.[1]

Managerial career

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In 2010, Stolarczyk became the head coach of Pogoń Szczecin. On 18 June 2018, Stolarczyk signed a one-year contract to become the manager of Wisła Kraków.[2]

After initially taking charge of the U19 and U17 squads, on 15 October 2020 he was promoted to manage Poland U21.[3] On 14 June 2022, after failing to qualify for the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023, he was relieved of his duties.[4] During his tenure, the U21 squad recorded seven wins, three draws and three losses.

On the same day, he was announced as the new manager of Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.[5] On 4 April 2023, after leading the club to six wins and twelve draws in 26 league games, Stolarczyk was dismissed.[6]

Honours

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Wisła Kraków

References

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  1. ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk". PZPN. Retrieved 13 October 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk trenerem Wisły" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ MACIEJ STOLARCZYK SELEKCJONEREM REPREZENTACJI POLSKI U-21, pzpn.pl, 15 October 2020
  4. ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk przestał pełnić funkcję trenera reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej. 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk nowym trenerem Jagiellonii" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "MACIEJ STOLARCZYK ODSZEDŁ Z JAGIELLONII BIAŁYSTOK". Ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). 4 April 2023.
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