Radosław Sobolewski (Polish pronunciation: [raˈdɔswaf sɔbɔˈlɛfskʲi]; born 13 December 1976) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of the Poland national under-18 team. He played for the Poland senior team, earning 32 caps and scoring once.
 Sobolewski captaining Wisła Kraków in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Radosław Sobolewski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Białystok, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Poland U18 (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 98 | (17) |
| 1998–2002 | Wisła Płock | 110 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 38 | (7) |
| 2005–2013 | Wisła Kraków | 186 | (14) |
| 2013–2016 | Górnik Zabrze | 80 | (10) |
| Total | 512 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Poland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Poland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Poland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Poland | 32 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Wisła Kraków (caretaker) | ||
| 2017 | Wisła Kraków (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Wisła Płock | ||
| 2022–2023 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2024 | Odra Opole | ||
| 2025– | Poland U18 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
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Born in Białystok, Sobolewski started his career playing for Jagiellonia Białystok. In 1998, he was transferred to Wisła Płock, where he played for the next four years. He debuted in the top division on 7 March 1998 playing for Wisła Płock against Raków Częstochowa. In January 2003 he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, where he stayed until December 2004. In January 2005, he moved to Wisła Kraków, helping the team win four Ekstraklasa titles, in 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11 seasons.[2]
During the 2005–06 winter transfer period, he was approached by English side Southampton. However, the offer was turned down by Wisła Kraków's board.[3]
International career
editSobolewski was selected to the 23-men national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. At this tournament, he received a red card for two bookable offences in his team's second group-stage match against Germany. He was the fourth player to see red in the tournament and the first Polish player to be sent off in the World Cup.
Sobolewski retired from international football on 20 November 2007, shocking Polish football fans by doing so as it was just three days after Poland's 2–0 win over Belgium which ensured their passage to Euro 2008.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring in the summer 2016, Sobolewski became assistant manager of his former club Wisła Kraków.[4] During his period at the club, which lasted until August 2019, Sobolewski was appointed joint-caretaker manager alongside the club's second assistant manager, Kazimierz Kmiecik, three times: The first time on 10 November 2016, when Dariusz Wdowczyk was fired until Kiko Ramírez was appointed on 5 January 2017.[5] The second time on 10 December 2017, where Kiko Ramírez was fired again, for the rest of 2017 before Joan Carrillo was appointed manager.[6] And the last and third time on 12 June 2018, where Carrillo was fired again, this time it lasted for only one week before a new manager was appointed.[7]
On 7 August 2019, he was appointed manager of Wisła Płock.[8]
On 12 April 2021, he was fired from Wisła Płock.
On 14 February 2022, Sobolewski was appointed assistant manager at Wisła Kraków after Jerzy Brzęczek became their head coach.[9]
On 3 October 2022, following Brzęczek's dismissal, he became Wisła's new head coach.[10] On 1 December 2023, following a 3–1 league defeat against Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, Sobolewski resigned from his post during the post-match press conference,[11] and he left the club the following day.[12]
On 31 May 2024, Sobolewski returned to management by taking charge of another I liga club Odra Opole, on a two-year deal.[13] Following three straight league defeats, including a 0–5 away loss to his former club Wisła Kraków, he was dismissed on 30 September 2024.[14]
On 11 August 2025, Sobolewski was appointed the manager of the Poland national under-18 team.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 1994–95 | I liga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1995–96 | I liga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 1996–97 | II liga | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| 1997–98 | II liga | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 98 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 101 | 17 | ||||
| Wisła Płock | 1997–98 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 1998–99 | I liga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | I liga | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2002–03 | II liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 110 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 128 | 13 | |||
| Dyskobolia | 2002–03 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2003–04 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 48 | 7 | |||
| Wisła Kraków | 2004–05 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[i] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 186 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 246 | 17 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 80 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 84 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 512 | 60 | 45 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 607 | 65 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Polish League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Ekstraklasa Cup
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobolewski goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 2003 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 1 |  Estonia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 31 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Wisła Kraków (caretaker[17]) | 11 November 2016 | 5 January 2017 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Wisła Kraków (caretaker[18]) | 10 December 2017 | 31 December 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Wisła Płock | 5 August 2019 | 12 April 2021 | 62 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 74 | 86 | −12 | 35.48 |
| Wisła Kraków | 3 October 2022 | 2 December 2023 | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 97 | 59 | +38 | 52.27 |
| Odra Opole | 31 May 2024 | 30 September 2024 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 27.27 |
| Poland U18 | 11 August 2025 | Present | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 50.00 |
| Total | 135 | 56 | 35 | 44 | 221 | 191 | +30 | 41.48 | ||
Honours
editPlayer
editWisła Płock
- I liga: 1998–99
Wisła Kraków
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Year: 2013[19]
- Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Year: 2005
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: March 2009
Manager
editIndividual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: September 2019,[20] October 2019[21]
References
edit- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- 1 2 "Radosław Sobolewski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ "Anglia nie dla "Baszcza" i "Sobola"" (in Polish). wislakrakow.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ Radosław Sobolewski. Oto trener ze szkoły Nawałki, dziennikpolski24.pl, 17 November 2016
- ↑ Lotto Ekstraklasa: Dariusz Wdowczyk nie jest już trenerem Wisły Kraków, sport.dziennik.pl, 10 November 2016
- ↑ Trener Wisły Kraków zwolniony. Jest kandydat na objęcie posady!, polsatsport.pl, 10 December 2017
- ↑ Wisła Kraków. Joan Carrillo odchodzi z zespołu „Białej Gwiazdy”!, gazetakrakowska.pl, 12 June 2018
- ↑ USTA MILCZĄ, DUSZA ŚPIEWA, przegladsportowy.pl, 7 August 2019
- ↑ "Sztab szkoleniowy Wisły Kraków skompletowany" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 February 2022.
- ↑ "Radosław Sobolewski trenerem Wisły". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 3 October 2022.
- ↑ "Komunikat klubu" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Komunikat klubu w sprawie zmian w sztabie szkoleniowym" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Radosław Sobolewski został nowym trenerem Odry Opole!" (in Polish). Odra Opole. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ↑ Kłyszejko, Jakub (30 September 2024). "Betclic 1 Liga. Radosław Sobolewski został zwolniony z Odry Opole". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ Prokulski, Patryk (11 August 2025). "Radosław Sobolewski selekcjonerem kadry U18. Cel: walka o mistrzostwa Europy" [Radosław Sobolewski appointed the U18 national team coach. Goal: fight for the European Championships]. sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Radosław Sobolewski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ With Kazimierz Kmiecik. In the protocol, Kmiecik was the listed as the first coach, Sobolewski as the assistant.
- ↑ With Kazimierz Kmiecik. In the protocol, Sobolewski was listed as the first coach, Kmiecik as the assistant.
- ↑ "Robert Lewandowski triumfatorem plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "Trener Września 2019: Radosław Sobolewski" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Trener Października: Radosław Sobolewski" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
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- Radosław Sobolewski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- National team stats on pzpn.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile on FIFA.com