The Most Famous

COACHES from Poland

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This page contains a list of the greatest Polish Coaches. The pantheon dataset contains 471 Coaches, 3 of which were born in Poland. This makes Poland the birth place of the 28th most number of Coaches behind Czechia, and Hungary.

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Coaches of all time. This list of famous Polish Coaches is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Henryk Kasperczak (b. 1946)

With an HPI of 55.63, Henryk Kasperczak is the most famous Polish Coach.  His biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.

Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak (born 10 July 1946) is a Polish former professional football manager and player. As a player, Kasperczak took part in two FIFA World Cups with Poland, achieving third place in 1974, as well as a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As a manager, Kasperczak enjoyed most success in the African Cup of Nations, securing second place with Tunisia in 1996, third with Ivory Coast (1994) and fourth with Mali (2002).

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2. Werner Olk (b. 1938)

With an HPI of 49.48, Werner Olk is the 2nd most famous Polish Coach.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Werner Olk (born 18 January 1938) is a German former professional football player and manager.

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3. Paweł Janas (b. 1953)

With an HPI of 44.51, Paweł Janas is the 3rd most famous Polish Coach.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Paweł Janas ([ˈpavɛw ˈjanas]; born 4 March 1953) is a Polish former football manager and former player who played as a defender.

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4. Paweł Sibik (b. 1971)

With an HPI of 28.60, Paweł Sibik is the 4th most famous Polish Coach.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Paweł Sibik (born 15 February 1971) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently in charge of Lechia Dzierżoniów. He played for clubs such as Odra Wodzisław, Ruch Chorzów, Cypriot club Apollon Limassol and Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. Sibik earned three caps for the Poland national team during 2002, including an appearance at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in a group stage match against the USA.

People

Pantheon has 4 people classified as Polish coaches born between 1938 and 1971. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Polish coaches include Henryk Kasperczak, Werner Olk, and Paweł Janas. As of April 2024, 1 new Polish coaches have been added to Pantheon including Paweł Sibik.

Living Polish Coaches

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Newly Added Polish Coaches (2024)

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