Bartosz Piotr Grzelak (born 2 November 1978) is a Swedish football manager who currently serves as the head coach of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest FC. He is also a former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bartosz Piotr Grzelak | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Szczecin, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Újpest FC (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1991 | Vasalund | ||
| 1992–1993 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 1996 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 1997 | AIK | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Vallentuna | ||
| 2005–2006 | Nybergsund | ||
| 2007 | Frej | ||
| 2007 | Valsta Syrianska | ||
| 2008–2011 | Frej | 73 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Frej (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2017 | Frej | ||
| 2017–2018 | AIK (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2022 | AIK | ||
| 2023–2024 | Fehérvár | ||
| 2024– | Újpest FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editGrzelak made his sole Allsvenskan appearance for AIK on 26 October 1997 in a 1997 Allsvenskan game against Malmö FF when he replaced Johan Mjällby in the last couple of minutes of the game.[1] He was also a Sweden U19 international, appearing in seven games in 1996.[2]
Managerial career
editIn 2009 Grzelak became playing assistant manager for IK Frej. He became head coach for the club in 2012.
In June 2017 he joined as assistant manager to Rikard Norling in Allsvenskan side AIK.
In December 2018 he was appointed as assistant manager to the Sweden national under-21 football team.[3]
In July 2020 he was appointed as AIK's new head coach,[4] following the dismissal of Norling.
In August 2022, Grzelak was dismissed as the head coach of AIK after a string of poor performances in August, including a 3-0 defeat against 1. FC Slovácko in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, as well as a 1-0 defeat against Kalmar FF and a 2-2 draw against IFK Värnamo in Allsvenskan.[5]
Fehérvár
editIn March 2023, Grzelak became the head coach of the Hungarian side Fehérvár.[6][7][8]
Újpest
editOn 14 June 2024 he was appointed as the manager of Újpest FC. He debuted with a 2-1 defeat against Puskás Akadémia FC in the first round of the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion.[9]
Personal life
editGrzelak was born in Szczecin, Polish People's Republic, to Polish parents before moving to Sweden at the age of four.[1]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 13 April 2024
| Team | Nation | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| IK Frej | 
|
1 January 2012 | 25 June 2017 | 167 | 65 | 43 | 59 | 38.92 |
| AIK |
|
31 July 2020 | 18 August 2022 | 80 | 41 | 18 | 21 | 51.25 |
| Fehérvár | 
|
1 March 2023 | Present | 39 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 43.59 |
| Total | 287 | 123 | 71 | 93 | 42.86 | |||
1 Only competitive matches are counted.
References
edit- ^ a b "500 AIK:are - Bartosz Grzelak". www.aik.se. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Bartosz Grzelak - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Bartosz Grzelak assisterar Roland Nilsson" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Bartosz Grzelak ny chefstränare i AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Förändringar i herrlagets ledarstab" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Fehérvár: megvan az egyezség Bartosz Grzelakkal, éjjel érkezik Magy". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "NB I: megvan a Fehérvár új vezetőedzője - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Bartosz Grzelak a Vidi új vezetőedzője!". www.molfehervarfc.hu. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Öt percen belül három gól – nyert a Puskás Akadémia az Újpest otthonában". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.