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ESPN News Services
Jul 16, 2025, 04:06 PM ET
Jan Urban has been appointed arsenic the manager of Poland, the country's shot relation (PZPN) said connected Wednesday, with the 63-year-old replacing Michal Probierz.
Probierz resigned successful June pursuing a enactment implicit his determination to regenerate Robert Lewandowski arsenic captain.
Urban becomes Poland's 5th manager since 2021, with Probierz lasting the longest having taken complaint of 21 games earlier the fall-out from his captaincy prime which led to Lewandowski refusing to play for his state portion Probierz was successful charge.
Lewandowski, who has won much caps (158) and scored much goals (85) than anyone other successful the past of the Polish nationalist team, said helium felt his trust had been betrayed by Probierz.
Probierz's past crippled was a 2-1 decision to Finland, which leaves Poland 3rd successful their World Cup qualifying group, and Urban faces a pugnacious commencement to his spell successful complaint with an distant crippled against the Netherlands connected Sept. 4.
"We judge that this prime volition let the nationalist squad to make its afloat potential. Our extremity is to suffice for the World Cup finals successful 2026," PZPN president Cezary Kulesza said successful a statement.
Urban, who represented Poland 57 times arsenic a player, began his coaching vocation successful Spain astatine Osasuna, wherever helium spent the bulk of his playing career, arsenic a younker squad manager and reserve squad coach.
His archetypal elder managerial relation came astatine Legia Warsaw successful 2007, and during that clip helium besides served arsenic adjunct manager with Poland astatine Euro 2008. Urban won the Polish league rubric successful 2013 successful his 2nd spell with Legia.
Urban's past relation was astatine Gornik Zabrze, wherever helium was sacked successful April.
Information from Reuters was utilized successful this story.
