Here is the new coach of the Polish national team. Important details have come out!
Jan Urban will become the new coach of the Polish national team. The official presentation of the coach is to take place this Thursday (i.e. July 17), at noon.
It seems that the series about the selection of Michał Probierz’s successor as the coach of the Polish national team is over. Cezary Kulesza focused on Jan Urban. When will the Polish Football Association officially present the coach?
PZPN is preparing the official presentation of the coach. We know the details
Details about PZPN plans were given by Tomasz Włodarczyk, editor -in -chief of the portal of MATCZYKI.pl. A journalist who was well informed in matters related to football once again confirmed that Jan Urban is to be presented during a press conference on Thursday (i.e. July 17) at 12:00.
But today Urban is to parish a contract with the Polish federation.
“Jan Urban will appear this morning at the PZPN headquarters and sign a contract with the federation. On Thursday, the presentation of the new coach of the Polish national team” – said Włodarczyk on Wednesday morning on portal X.
Who is Jan Urban? He was a former Polish representative, he played in the Spanish league
The new coach of the Polish football team in the past was a distinguished player. Jan Urban was born on May 14, 1962 in Jaworzno. His first club was the local Victoria, but he sailed into wide waters in the colors of the Sosnowiec Basin. Four seasons later (1981-85) Urban became a footballer of Górnik Zabrze, with whom He reached for the Polish championship three times.
During the performances in Górnik, the attacker was appointed to the Polish senior national team. He performed in it in 1985-91, including Participation in the 1986 World Championships. Urban played a total of 57 official matches in national colors, scoring seven goals. For the last time, the attacker played in the national team in the mentioned 1991 in the match against England (1: 1).
Urban became famous not only with great performances in the Polish league, but also on the Iberian Peninsula. A Pole from Górnik in 1989 moved to Pampluna, where he quickly became one of the favorites of fans of the local Osasuna. With a Polish attacker in the composition of the team, among others He was promoted to the UEFA Cup (1990/91). It is also worth noting Urban’s legendary performance in a clash with Real Madrid in the Royal area. Exactly on December 30, 1990, Osasuna won a spectacular league victory up to 4: 0, and the Pole showed off to shoot three goals for the winners. It can therefore be safely written that Urban shone in the Spanish league before Robert Lewandowski went there.
In Spain, Urban still performed for Real Valladolid (1995), CD Toledo (1995-96), then moved to the season to Germany, specifically to VFB Oldenburg (1996-97) and ended his career in his beloved Górnik Zabrze in 1998.
Coaching achievements of the new coach of Poles? Urban started by training young people in Osasuna. He also worked at Legia Warsaw (twice, 2007-10 and 2012-13), he was a member of the selector’s staff Leo Beenhakker (before the European Championship 2023-25).
Urban as a coach reached for the Polish championship (2012/13), two Polish Cups (2007/08 and 2012/13) and two Polish Super Cups (2008, 2016).
