Michał Probierz

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Michał Probierz
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Probierz as Cracovia manager in 2018
Personal information
Full name Michał Probierz
Date of birth (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 48)
Place of birth Bytom, Poland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cracovia (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)
Teams managed
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– Cracovia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Michał Probierz (born 24 September 1972) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Ekstraklasa side Cracovia. Probierz won the Polish Cup with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2010, as well as the Polish Super Cup later the following season.

Managerial career[]

Early career and Jagiellonia Białystok[]

After 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 Białystok 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 Białystok to the Polish Super Cup following a 1–0 victory over Lech Poznań. However, Jagiellonia Białystok'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[]

On 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[]

Probierz took over as manager of Aris Thessaloniki during the 2011–12 season, taking over after Sakis Tsiolis. Probierz's time there was short and following a string of poor results, he left the club by mutual consent on 5 January 2012.

Wisła Kraków[]

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[]

Probierz joined struggling GKS Bełchatów, who were bottom of the Ekstraklasa on 14 November 2012. He only managed four games for them, failing to win any of them as they were eventually relegated, having had three different managers throughout the season, before leaving on 21 December 2012.

Lechia Gdańsk[]

On 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[]

A 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 Ekstraklasa season in the 2016–17 season, finishing second behind champions Legia Warsaw. He unexpectedly quit on 4 June 2017.

Cracovia[]

On 21 June 2017, it was announced that Probierz had signed with Ekstraklasa side Cracovia.[2] 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, meaning they qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. Whilst there, Cracovia exited the competition on away goals after drawing 3–3 on aggregate with Slovak team DAC Dunajská Streda.

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 20 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Widzew Łódź 1 June 2006 3 September 2007 35 6 10 19 017.14
Polonia Bytom 17 December 2007 21 May 2008 12 3 4 5 025.00
Jagiellonia Białystok 5 July 2008 22 July 2011 106 43 28 35 040.57
ŁKS Łódź 5 September 2011 4 November 2011 6 3 1 2 050.00
Aris Thessaloniki 4 November 2011 5 January 2012 9 4 1 4 044.44
Wisła Kraków 1 March 2012 1 October 2012 23 11 4 8 047.83
GKS Bełchatów 14 November 2012 21 December 2012 4 0 2 2 000.00
Lechia Gdańsk 4 June 2013 26 March 2014 31 10 11 10 032.26
Jagiellonia Białystok 7 April 2014 4 June 2017 131 60 28 43 045.80
Cracovia 21 June 2017 Present 103 45 23 35 043.69
Total 460 185 112 163 040.22 —

Honours[]

Manager[]

Jagiellonia Białystok

Cracovia

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Aris turns to coach Probierz". SBS World Game. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Michał Probierz appointed Cracovia coach!". KS Cracovia official website. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Gala 90-lecia Jagiellonii" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok official website. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

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