Mateusz Stolarski (born 3 January 1993) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who manages Ekstraklasa club Motor Lublin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motor Lublin (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2002–2009 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska (caretaker) | ||
| 2024– | Motor Lublin | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth player, Stolarski joined the youth academy of Polish club Wisła Kraków, where was known for his technical ability.[1] He retired from association football in 2009, but continued to play futsal in the Lesser Poland area, and made appearances for the Poland national under-21 futsal team.[2]
Managerial career
editIn 2012, Stolarski began work as a youth coach for Wisła Kraków's academy.[3] In August 2019, he was hired by Stal Rzeszów to manage their reserve and under-19 sides.[4] A year later, he was promoted to the role of first-team assistant manager under Janusz Niedźwiedź, and continued in his role until 2022, working with managers Marcin Wołowiec and Daniel Myśliwiec.
In May 2022, he was appointed caretaker manager of III liga outfit Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska.[5]
On 21 September 2022, he joined II liga club Motor Lublin's management staff as an assistant under Gonçalo Feio.[6] Placed last in the league table at the time of Stolarski's and Feio's appointments, Motor was promoted to I liga at the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]
On 18 March 2024, following Feio's resignation, Stolarski was appointed head coach of Motor.[8] He successfully led the club to a fourth-place finish and a promotion play-off final win against Arka Gdynia on 2 June 2024, resulting in Motor's return to the Ekstraklasa after 32 years of absence.[9] In doing so, at the age of thirty-one, Stolarski became the youngest manager in the Polish top flight.[10] On 21 June 2024, he extended his contract with the club until the end of June 2025.[11]
Personal life
editStolarski was born on 3 January 1993 in Kraków, Poland. He has been a supporter of Polish side Wisła Kraków. He is married, and has a daughter.[12]
His brother Paweł Stolarski is a professional footballer - they were reunited in January 2024, when Paweł joined Motor.[13]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 16 August 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska (caretaker) | 20 May 2022 | 30 June 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 20.00 |
| Motor Lublin | 18 March 2024 | Present | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 37.50 |
| Total | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 33.33 | ||
References
edit- ^ Kawa, Krzysztof (19 March 2024). "Mateusz Stolarski trenerem Motoru. Były piłkarz i trener Akademii Wisły Kraków ma wprowadzić lublinian do ekstraklasy". gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "U-21: Polska - Mołdawia 6:1 (0:1)". futsal-polska.pl (in Polish). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Stolarski odchodzi z Akademii". tswisla.pl (in Polish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Do Klubu i Akademii Piłkarskiej Stali Rzeszów dołączył Mateusz Stolarski" (in Polish). Stal Rzeszów. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Stolarski nowym szkoleniowcem Wólczanki Wólka Pełkińska". podkarpacielive.pl (in Polish). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Stolarski w sztabie Motoru Lublin" (in Polish). Motor Lublin. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Ferszter, Konrad (11 June 2023). "Przetrwali dogrywkę w dziesiątkę i wywalczyli awans do I ligi w rzutach karnych". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Stolarski trenerem Motoru". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Stolarski dla Goal.pl: nie ma nic bardziej niebezpiecznego niż nie ryzykować". goal.pl. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Mateusz Stolarski: Wierzę, że dyscyplina zaprowadzi mnie do wielkich rzeczy". weszlo.com. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Trener Mateusz Stolarski przedłużył kontrakt z Motorem!" (in Polish). Motor Lublin. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Trener Motoru pilnuje, żeby praca nie stała się ważniejsza od rodziny". onet.pl.
- ^ "Paweł Stolarski (Motor Lublin): Żałuję, że nie trafiłem tutaj wcześniej". dziennikwschodni.pl (in Polish). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
edit- Mateusz Stolarski at Soccerway