Dariusz Żuraw (born 14 November 1972) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently in charge of I liga club Wisła Płock. Besides Poland, he has played in Germany.[1]
Club career
Born in Wieluń, Żuraw began his career in his native Poland, playing for a succession of lower league teams: LZS Ostrówek, LZS Rychłocice, WKS Wieluń, Okocimski KS Brzesko, Zagłębie Lubin.[2]
He was spotted by Hannover 96, then of 2. Bundesliga, and moved there on 24 October 2001, making his debut a month later on 28 November 2001 in a DFB-Pokal tie against VfL Wolfsburg II. He immediately enjoyed success, as the club won promotion, comfortably finishing as champions.
Żuraw's first game at the top level was also a memorable occasion as he scored after just 6 minutes against Hamburger SV.
He was a regular fixture in defence during his seven seasons with Hannover 96; in 2004–05, he was just one game away from being an ever-present (as suspension ruled him out).
In 2008, he transferred to the Polish Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia, on a free transfer from Hannover 96.
International career
Żuraw made one appearance for the Poland national team, in a 3–1 friendly defeat to Belarus on 9 February 2005.[3]
Managerial career
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Żuraw took over as manager at Znicz Pruszków, newly relegated to the third-tier II liga.[4]
From 31 March 2019 to 6 April 2021, he served as manager of Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.[5]
On 6 September 2022, he was appointed manager of second-tier side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, signing a deal until June 2024.[6] On 3 June 2023, during a press conference following a 4–3 comeback win against Resovia, which saw Podbeskidzie finish the season in 7th, one spot short of promotion play-offs, Żuraw announced he would be leaving the team with immediate effect.[7]
On 26 October 2023, Żuraw took charge of another I liga club Wisła Płock.[8] After losing the last three games of the regular season and missing out on the promotion play-offs by two points, Żuraw left the club by mutual consent on 27 May 2024.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| WKS Wieluń | 14 October 2010 | 17 August 2012 | 60 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 109 | 64 | +45 | 53.33 |
| Odra Opole | 16 September 2012 | 19 November 2013 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 55.10 |
| Miedź Legnica | 8 May 2014 | 14 June 2014 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Znicz Pruszków | 21 June 2017 | 8 May 2018 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 30.00 |
| Lech Poznań II | 4 June 2018 | 4 November 2018 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 64.71 |
| Lech Poznań (caretaker) | 4 November 2018 | 25 November 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Lech Poznań II | 25 November 2018 | 31 March 2019 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 80.00 |
| Lech Poznań | 31 March 2019 | 6 April 2021 | 89 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 150 | 101 | +49 | 43.82 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 16 July 2021 | 16 December 2021 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 38.10 |
| Podbeskidzie | 6 September 2022 | 3 June 2023 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 32.00 |
| Wisła Płock | 26 October 2023 | 27 May 2024 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 45.45 |
| Total | 326 | 151 | 87 | 88 | 541 | 392 | +149 | 46.32 | ||
Honours
Manager
Odra Opole
- III liga Opole–Silesia: 2012–13[10]
- Polish Cup (Opole regional level): 2012–13[11]
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: June 2020,[12] July 2020[13]
References
- ^ „Budujemy kadrę na przyszły sezon. Ale chciałbym wiedzieć co dalej ze mną” weszlo.com
- ^ "Dariusz Żuraw". 90 Minut (in Polish). Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Dariusz Żuraw". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Dariusz Żuraw trenerem pierwszej drużyny Znicza". Znicz Pruszków (in Polish). 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Dariusz Żuraw odchodzi z Lecha
- ^ "Dariusz Żuraw trenerem TSP!" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Dariusz Żuraw odchodzi z Podbeskidzia. Decyzję podjął sam trener". dziennikzachodni.pl (in Polish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Dariusz Żuraw trenerem Wisły Płock" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Galiński, Tomasz (27 May 2024). "To koniec. Dariusz Żuraw zwolniony". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "III liga 2012/2013, grupa: opolsko-śląska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2012/2013, grupa: Opolski ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Trener Czerwca 2020: Dariusz Żuraw" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 9 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Trener Lipca 2020: Dariusz Żuraw" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
External links
- Dariusz Żuraw at fussballdaten.de (in German)