Michał Probierz (born 24 September 1972) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of the Poland national team. As a player, he played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Górnik Zabrze.
.jpg) Probierz as Cracovia manager in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bytom, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Poland (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | ŁKS Łagiewniki | ||
| 1984–1987 | Rozbark Bytom | ||
| 1987–1989 | Gwarek Zabrze | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Ruch Chorzów | 77 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Bayer Uerdingen | 12 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 30 | (2) |
| 1997–2004 | Górnik Zabrze | 181 | (7) |
| 2004 | Pogoń Szczecin | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Widzew Łódź | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 323 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| Poland U19 | |||
| Poland U21 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Polonia Bytom | ||
| 2006–2007 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 2007–2008 | Polonia Bytom | ||
| 2008–2011 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| 2011 | ŁKS Łódź | ||
| 2011–2012 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||
| 2012 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2012 | GKS Bełchatów | ||
| 2013–2014 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
| 2014–2017 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
| 2017–2021 | Cracovia | ||
| 2022 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | ||
| 2022–2023 | Poland U21 | ||
| 2023– | Poland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a manager, he won both the Polish Cup and the Polish Super Cup twice, with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2010 and with Cracovia in 2020. He took charge of the Poland U21 team in 2022 before moving up to take charge of the Polish national team in 2023. He subsequently led the national team to qualification for UEFA Euro 2024.
Managerial career
editEarly career and Jagiellonia Białystok
editAfter brief stints at local club Polonia Bytom and also Widzew Łódź, Probierz was appointed manager of Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok on 5 July 2008.
He led Jagiellonia to the final of the Polish Cup in the 2009–10 season, their second final appearance in their club history, beating Pogoń Szczecin 1–0 at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, hence winning their first major Polish trophy. By doing so, Jagiellonia also qualified for a European competition for the first time ever, entering the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
At the start of the 2010–11 season, Probierz guided Jagiellonia to the Polish Super Cup win following a 1–0 victory over Lech Poznań. However, Jagiellonia's European adventure was short-lived as they were eliminated in the third qualifying round by Greek side Aris Thessaloniki, losing 4–3 on aggregate. At the end of the season, he left his managerial role on 22 July 2011.
ŁKS Łódź
editOn 5 September 2011, Probierz was appointed as the new manager of ŁKS Łódź. His reign at the club lasted just 60 days and six matches, and Probierz announced his departure on 4 November 2011 to join Aris Thessaloniki.[1]
Aris Thessaloniki
editProbierz took over as manager of Aris Thessaloniki during the 2011–12 season, taking over after Sakis Tsiolis. Probierz's stint at the club was short, and he left Aris by mutual consent on 5 January 2012, with Probierz citing the club's financial issues as the main reason for departing.[2]
Wisła Kraków
edit
On 1 March 2012, Probierz moved back to Poland, agreeing to become manager of defending champions Wisła Kraków, replacing Kazimierz Moskal. He resigned on 1 October 2012, with Wisła near the bottom of the table.
GKS Bełchatów
editProbierz joined struggling GKS Bełchatów, who were bottom of the Ekstraklasa on 14 November 2012. He only managed them in four games, failing to win any of them before leaving on 21 December 2012. GKS were eventually relegated, having had three different managers throughout the season.
Lechia Gdańsk
editOn 4 June 2013, Probierz agreed to manage Lechia Gdańsk ahead of the 2013–14 season. He stayed until 26 March 2014, where he left the team before they secured a place in the championship round of games and ended the campaign in fourth place, narrowly missing out on a European spot.
Return to Jagiellonia Białystok
editA couple of weeks later after leaving Lechia, Probierz returned to former club Jagiellonia Białystok on 7 April 2014. In his first full season back in charge, he secured a third position in the league table, hence qualifying for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. After a poor 2015–16 season, with Jagiellonia ending up in the relegation round, Probierz led the club to their best ever league campaign in the 2016–17 season, finishing second behind champions Legia Warsaw. He unexpectedly quit on 4 June 2017.
Cracovia
editOn 21 June 2017, it was announced that Probierz had signed with Ekstraklasa side Cracovia.[3] He led them to a tenth place in the 2017–18 season but still in the relegation round, Cracovia comfortably topped the group, avoiding relegation to I liga.
The next season saw Probierz lead Cracovia to a fourth place in the championship round, and with 3rd placed Lechia Gdańsk having won the 2018–19 Polish Cup, meant they qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. Cracovia crashed out of the competition on away goals after drawing 3–3 on aggregate with Slovak team DAC Dunajská Streda.
In 2020, Probierz led Cracovia to win the 2019–20 Polish Cup,[4] which resulted in Cracovia qualifying for European competitions for the second consecutive season.
On 9 November 2021, he relinquished his roles as manager and vice president, and left the club by mutual consent.[5]
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
editOn 6 January 2022, Probierz joined another Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, which were at the time last in the league table.[6] He left the club two days later due to Termalica not fulfilling on the promises they made to him at the time of signing the contract.[7][8]
Poland U21
editOn 4 July 2022, he was announced as the new manager of the Poland under-21 national team, taking over after Maciej Stolarczyk.[9] During his tenure, U21s recorded five wins, three draws and two losses in ten games.
Poland
editFollowing the under-21 side's good start to their 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying campaign, and the dismissal of Fernando Santos from his role of managing the senior national team, Probierz was revealed as Santos' successor on 20 September 2023.[10]
On 26 March 2024, Poland secured the last qualifying spot for the UEFA Euro 2024 campaign under the lead of Probierz after defeating Wales 5–4 on penalties after a goalless draw during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification play-off final.
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 18 November 2024
| Team | Nation | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Polonia Bytom | 
|
6 October 2005 | 15 June 2006 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33.33 | [11] |
| Widzew Łódź |
|
15 June 2006 | 3 September 2007 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 21.05 | [12] |
| Polonia Bytom |
|
17 December 2007 | 21 May 2008 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23.08 | [11] |
| Jagiellonia Białystok |
|
5 July 2008 | 22 July 2011 | 114 | 46 | 31 | 37 | 40.35 | [13] |
| ŁKS Łódź |
|
5 September 2011 | 3 November 2011 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50.00 | [14] |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 
|
3 November 2011 | 5 January 2012 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 44.44 | [15] |
| Wisła Kraków |
|
1 March 2012 | 1 October 2012 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 47.83 | [16] |
| GKS Bełchatów |
|
14 November 2012 | 21 December 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | [17] |
| Lechia Gdańsk |
|
4 June 2013 | 26 March 2014 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 32.26 | [18] |
| Jagiellonia Białystok |
|
7 April 2014 | 4 June 2017 | 131 | 60 | 28 | 43 | 45.80 | [13] |
| Cracovia |
|
21 June 2017 | 9 November 2021 | 175 | 68 | 46 | 61 | 38.86 | [19] |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica |
|
6 January 2022 | 8 January 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [20] |
| Poland U21 |
|
4 July 2022 | 20 September 2023 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50.00 | [21] |
| Poland |
|
20 September 2023 | Present | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 35.29 | [22] |
| Total | 597 | 233 | 153 | 211 | 39.03 | — | |||
Honours
editManager
editJagiellonia Białystok[23]
Cracovia[23]
Individual[23]
- Polish Coach of the Year: 2010[24]
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Season: 2014–15[25]
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: April 2017,[26] December 2018,[27] February 2019[28]
- Jagiellonia Białystok all-time best coach: 2010[29]
References
edit- ^ "Aris turns to coach Probierz". SBS World Game. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Michał Probierz odchodzi z Arisu Salonki! Piłkarze od siedmiu miesięcy nie dostają pieniędzy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 30 December 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Michał Probierz appointed Cracovia coach!". KS Cracovia official website. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Cracovia zdobywa Puchar Polski!". sport.pl (in Polish). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Michał Probierz - dziękujemy!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem Bruk-Bet Termaliki" (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Michał Probierz odchodzi z Bruk-Betu Termaliki". 90minut.pl. Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Szok! Michał Probierz odchodzi po dwóch dniach pracy". sportowefakty.wp.pl. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Michał Probierz nowym selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski" (in Polish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Polonia Bytom: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Widzew Łódź: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Jagiellonia Białystok: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "ŁKS Łódź: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Aris Thessaloniki FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Wisła Kraków: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "GKS Bełchatów: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Lechia Gdańsk: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "KS Cracovia: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Poland U21: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Poland: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Zaczęło się w Bytomiu. Oto droga Michała Probierza do kadry". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2014/15". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "TRENER KWIETNIA - MICHAŁ PROBIERZ" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Michał Probierz Trenerem Grudnia!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem miesiąca" (in Polish). Cracovia. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Gala 90-lecia Jagiellonii" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok official website. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
External links
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- Michał Probierz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Michał Probierz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)