Jan Urban
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 May 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Jaworzno, Poland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1981 | Victoria Jaworzno | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1985 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 113 | (23) |
1985–1989 | Górnik Zabrze | 124 | (54) |
1989–1994 | Osasuna | 168 | (48) |
1994–1995 | Valladolid | 21 | (3) |
1995–1996 | Toledo | 33 | (6) |
1996–1997 | Oldenburg | 19 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Górnik Zabrze | 11 | (1) |
Total | 489 | (138) | |
International career | |||
1985–1991 | Poland | 57 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2003 | Osasuna (youth) | ||
2003–2005 | Osasuna B | ||
2004–2005 | Poli Ejido | ||
2007–2010 | Legia Warsaw | ||
2008 | Poland (assistant) | ||
2010 | Polonia Bytom | ||
2011 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
2012–2013 | Legia Warsaw | ||
2014–2015 | Osasuna | ||
2015–2016 | Lech Poznań | ||
2017–2018 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
2021–2022 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
2023– | Górnik Zabrze | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jan Urban (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈurban]; born 14 May 1962) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is currently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
His professional career was closely associated to Górnik Zabrze and Osasuna, and he also coached and worked with the latter club in various capacities.
Urban represented Poland at the 1986 World Cup.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Urban was born in Jaworzno, being one of six children in an underprivileged mining family.[1] In his country he played for Zagłębie Sosnowiec and Górnik Zabrze, winning three Ekstraklasa championships in a row with the latter to which he contributed with a combined 38 goals, including a career-best 17 in 1987–88.
In the summer of 1989, Urban moved to Spain and joined CA Osasuna, going on to be one of the Navarre team's most important players of the following decade. He scored 13 goals in 34 games in his second season to help the club finish in a best-ever fourth position in La Liga, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup;[2] this included a hat-trick against Real Madrid on 30 December 1990, in a 4–0 away win.[3]
Urban started the 1994–95 campaign with Osasuna in the second division, but returned to the top flight with Real Valladolid in the winter transfer window.[4] He closed out his career at 36 after one-season stints with CD Toledo (also Spain, second level), VfB Oldenburg (Germany) and former side Gornik.
International
[edit]Urban earned 57 caps for Poland over six years, netting seven goals in the process. He was selected to the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing in all four matches (three starts) as the national team reached the round-of-16 in Mexico.[5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Poland | 1985 | 10 | 0 |
1986 | 11 | 0 | |
1987 | 10 | 2 | |
1988 | 10 | 0 | |
1989 | 8 | 2 | |
1990 | 1 | 0 | |
1991 | 7 | 3 | |
Total | 57 | 7 |
International goals
[edit]# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 18 March 1987 | Stadion Miejski, Rybnik, Poland | Finland | 1–0 |
3–1 |
Friendly |
2. | 24 March 1987 | Stadion Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland | Norway | 3–1 |
4–1 |
Friendly |
3. | 7 February 1989 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2–4 |
2–4 |
Friendly |
4. | 12 April 1989 | Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland | Romania | 2–1 |
2–1 |
Friendly |
5. | 17 April 1991 | Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland | Turkey | 2–0 |
3–0 |
Euro 1992 qualifying |
6. | 14 August 1991 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland | France | 1–0 |
1–5 |
Friendly |
7. | 16 October 1991 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland | Republic of Ireland | 3–3 |
3–3 |
Euro 1992 qualifying |
Coaching career
[edit]Urban settled in Pamplona after retiring, and begun his coaching career in the city, being in charge of Osasuna's youth academy. He then worked with the reserves in division three, moving to the offices after two seasons and leaving the club in June 2007.[7]
In the summer of 2007, Urban took over as head coach of Legia Warsaw, being responsible for signing three Osasuna players to the team, including Iñaki Astiz.[8] During the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament, he served as an assistant for the Poland national team.[9]
On 17 March 2010, Urban was fired by Legia,[10] signing with fellow league club Zagłębie Lubin roughly one year later. On 30 May 2012 he returned for a second spell with Legia,[11] which lasted until 19 December of the following year.
Urban returned to Osasuna after seven years, being appointed first-team manager on 3 July 2014 after their top-flight relegation.[12] He was dismissed the following 28 February, with the side 16th after four consecutive losses.[13]
In October 2015, Urban returned to Poland's top tier, taking over at Lech Poznań.[14] He was cup runner-up and SuperCup winner in 2016, but was sacked on 29 August that year.[15]
Urban was hired by Śląsk Wrocław on an 18-month deal on 5 January 2017.[16] On 18 February 2018 he was shown the door after losing eight of the last 13 games, and was replaced by Tadeusz Pawłowski.[17]
On 27 May 2021, it was announced that Urban would take over as manager of Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze immediately, replacing Marcin Brosz for the 2021–22 season.[18] On 14 June 2022, it was announced he would be leaving the club the following day.[19]
Despite a tumultuous and unceremonious exit from Górnik, he was reinstated as manager on 18 March 2023.[20]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 November 2024
Team | Nation | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
Osasuna B | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2005 | 76 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28.95 | [21] | |
Legia Warsaw | 3 June 2007 | 14 March 2010 | 112 | 65 | 24 | 23 | 58.04 | [22] | |
Polonia Bytom | 29 October 2010 | 10 December 2010 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | [23] | |
Zagłębie Lubin | 10 March 2011 | 30 October 2011 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28.00 | [24] | |
Legia Warsaw | 30 May 2012 | 19 December 2013 | 80 | 46 | 16 | 18 | 57.50 | [25] | |
Osasuna | 3 July 2014 | 28 February 2015 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 29.63 | [26] | |
Lech Poznań | 12 October 2015 | 29 August 2016 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 47.73 | [27] | |
Śląsk Wrocław | 5 January 2017 | 19 February 2018 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 34.15 | [28] | |
Górnik Zabrze | 27 May 2021 | 14 June 2022 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 39.47 | ||
Górnik Zabrze | 18 March 2023 | Present | 61 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 45.90 | ||
Total | 509 | 228 | 121 | 160 | 44.79 | — |
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Górnik Zabrze
- Ekstraklasa: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
- Polish Super Cup: 1988
Manager
[edit]Legia Warsaw
Lech Poznań
- Polish Super Cup: 2016
Individual
- Polish Coach of the Year: 2013[29]
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Season: 2012–13[30]
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: November 2012,[31] May 2023,[32] March 2024,[33] April 2024[34]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gracia, Arturo (22 January 1991). "Jan Urban, un goleador que no tira penaltis" [Jan Urban, scorer who does not take penalties]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Vallejo, María (4 October 2011). "Aquella UEFA de hace 20 años" [That UEFA from 20 years ago]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "El glorioso de la jornada – Urban" [Top figure in weekend – Urban]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 December 1990. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Alacid, Jorge (8 January 1995). "Logroñés: ganar para evitar el peor récord" [Logroñés: win to avoid worst record]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ a b Klukowski, Tomasz. "Jan Urban – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Jan Urban". European Football. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Jan Urban se desvincula del Club Atlético Osasuna" [Jan Urban cuts ties with Club Atlético Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Baeza, Juan (18 April 2008). "Urban, los aventureros españoles y el Legia de Varsovia" [Urban, Spanish adventurers and Legia Warsaw] (in Spanish). Notas de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (7 June 2008). "Polish ghosts rise again". UEFA. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Jan Urban, destituido en el Legia de Varsovia" [Jan Urban, fired at Legia Warsaw]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Jan Urban, nuevo técnico del Legia de Varsovia" [Jan Urban, new Legia Warsaw manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Jan Urban será el entrenador del CA Osasuna" [Jan Urban to be CA Osasuna manager] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Jan Urban leaves Osasuna". La Liga. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Smyk, Damian (17 October 2015). "Jan Urban, nowy trener Lecha Poznań – palacz, pielgrzym i wędkarz" [Jan Urban, new Lech Poznań manager – smoker, pilgrim and angler]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Jan Urban zwolniony z Lecha Poznań" [Jan Urban sacked by Lech Poznań] (in Polish). Onet. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Jan Urban podpisał półtoraroczny kontrakt ze Śląskiem FILM ZDJĘCIA" [Jan Urban has signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Śląsk VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHS]. Gazeta Wroclawska (in Polish). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Jan Urban nie jest już trenerem Śląska Wrocław" [Jan Urban is no longer the manager of Śląsk Wrocław] (in Polish). Onet. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Jan Urban trenerem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Jan Urban odchodzi z Górnika Zabrze" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Górnik Zabrze ma nowego trenera! Powrót legendy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Urban: Jan Urban". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
"Urban: Jan Urban". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 April 2020. - ^ "Legia Warsaw: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Polonia Bytom: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Zagłębie Lubin: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Legia Warsaw: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Urban: Jan Urban". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Lech Poznań: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Śląsk Wrocław: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Robert Lewandowski triumfatorem plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2012/13". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Urban i Kosecki najlepsi w listopadzie" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "TRENER MAJA 2023: JAN URBAN (GÓRNIK ZABRZE)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "TRENER MARCA 2024: JAN URBAN (GÓRNIK ZABRZE)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "TRENER KWIETNIA PKO BANKU POLSKIEGO 2024: JAN URBAN (GÓRNIK ZABRZE)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jan Urban at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Jan Urban at BDFutbol
- Jan Urban manager profile at BDFutbol
- Jan Urban at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jan Urban – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Jaworzno
- Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship
- Polish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Victoria Jaworzno players
- Zagłębie Sosnowiec players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- CA Osasuna players
- Real Valladolid players
- CD Toledo players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- VfB Oldenburg players
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- Poland men's international footballers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Polish football managers
- Legia Warsaw managers
- Zagłębie Lubin managers
- Polonia Bytom managers
- Lech Poznań managers
- Śląsk Wrocław managers
- CA Osasuna managers
- Górnik Zabrze managers
- Segunda División managers
- Segunda División B managers
- Ekstraklasa managers
- Polish expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Spain