Radosław Sobolewski (; born 13 December 1976) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of the Poland national under-19 team. He played for the Poland senior team, earning 32 caps and scoring once.
Club career
Born in Białystok, Sobolewski started his career playing for Jagiellonia Białystok. In 1998, he was transferred to Wisła Płock, where he played for the next four years. He debuted in the top division on 7 March 1998 playing for Wisła Płock against Raków Częstochowa. In January 2003 he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, where he stayed until December 2004. In January 2005, he moved to Wisła Kraków, helping the team win four Ekstraklasa titles, in 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11 seasons.
During the 2005–06 winter transfer period, he was approached by English side Southampton. However, the offer was turned down by Wisła Kraków's board.
International career Sobolewski was selected to the 23-men national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. At this tournament, he received a red card for two bookable offences in his team's second group-stage match against Germany. He was the fourth player to see red in the tournament and the first Polish player to be sent off in the World Cup.
Sobolewski retired from international football on 20 November 2007, shocking Polish football fans by doing so as it was just three days after Poland's 2–0 win over Belgium which ensured their passage to Euro 2008.
Coaching career After retiring in the summer 2016, Sobolewski became assistant manager of his former club Wisła Kraków.Radosław Sobolewski. Oto trener ze szkoły Nawałki, dziennikpolski24.pl, 17 November 2016 During his period at the club, which lasted until August 2019, Sobolewski was appointed joint-caretaker manager alongside the club's second assistant manager, Kazimierz Kmiecik, three times: The first time on 10 November 2016, when Dariusz Wdowczyk was fired until Kiko Ramírez was appointed on 5 January 2017.Lotto Ekstraklasa: Dariusz Wdowczyk nie jest już trenerem Wisły Kraków, sport.dziennik.pl, 10 November 2016 The second time on 10 December 2017, where Kiko Ramírez was fired again, for the rest of 2017 before Joan Carrillo was appointed manager.Trener Wisły Kraków zwolniony. Jest kandydat na objęcie posady!, polsatsport.pl, 10 December 2017 And the last and third time on 12 June 2018, where Carrillo was fired again, this time it lasted for only one week before a new manager was appointed.Wisła Kraków. Joan Carrillo odchodzi z zespołu „Białej Gwiazdy”!, gazetakrakowska.pl, 12 June 2018
On 7 August 2019, he was appointed manager of Wisła Płock.USTA MILCZĄ, DUSZA ŚPIEWA, przegladsportowy.pl, 7 August 2019
On 12 April 2021, he was fired from Wisła Płock.
On 14 February 2022, Sobolewski was appointed assistant manager at Wisła Kraków after Jerzy Brzęczek became their head coach.
On 3 October 2022, following Brzęczek's dismissal, he became Wisła's new head coach. On 1 December 2023, following a 3–1 league defeat against Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, Sobolewski resigned from his post during the post-match press conference, and he left the club the following day.
On 31 May 2024, Sobolewski returned to management by taking charge of another I liga club Odra Opole, on a two-year deal. Following three straight league defeats, including a 0–5 away loss to his former club Wisła Kraków, he was dismissed on 30 September 2024.
On 11 August 2025, Sobolewski was appointed the manager of the Poland national under-18 team.
Career statistics Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeaguePolish CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJagiellonia Białystok1994–95I liga32310——3331995–96I liga27120——2911996–97II liga23400——2341997–98II liga169———169 Total 98 17 3 0 —— 101 17Wisła Płock1997–98Ekstraklasa171———1711998–99I liga26121——2821999–2000Ekstraklasa28130—303412000–01Ekstraklasa25640—103062001–02I liga14310—401932002–03II liga0000——00 Total 110 12 10 1 — 8 0 128 13Dyskobolia2002–03Ekstraklasa143———1432003–04Ekstraklasa1641040—2142004–05Ekstraklasa8050——130 Total 38 7 6 0 4 0 — 48 7Wisła Kraków2004–05Ekstraklasa12150——1712005–06Ekstraklasa2732031—3242006–07Ekstraklasa1821070202822007–08Ekstraklasa25240—313232008–09Ekstraklasa2832050303832009–10Ekstraklasa2011020102412010–11Ekstraklasa2612040—3212011–12Ekstraklasa1100080—1902012–13Ekstraklasa19151——242 Total 186 14 22 1 29 1 9 1 246 17Górnik Zabrze2013–14Ekstraklasa33741——3782014–15Ekstraklasa30000——3002015–16Ekstraklasa17300——173 Total 80 10 4 1 — — 84 11 Career total 512 60 45 3 33 1 17 1 607 65
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland20044120051002006100200780Total321
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sobolewski goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Radosław Sobolewski No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 20 August 2003 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordWisła Kraków (caretakerWith Kazimierz Kmiecik. In the protocol, Kmiecik was the listed as the first coach, Sobolewski as the assistant.)11 November 20165 January 2017Wisła Kraków (caretakerWith Kazimierz Kmiecik. In the protocol, Sobolewski was listed as the first coach, Kmiecik as the assistant.)10 December 201731 December 2017Wisła Płock5 August 201912 April 2021Wisła Kraków3 October 20222 December 2023Odra Opole31 May 202430 September 2024Poland U1811 August 202523 June 2026Poland U1923 June 2026PresentTotal
Honours Player Wisła Płock I liga: 1998–99
Wisła Kraków Ekstraklasa: 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
Individual Ekstraklasa Player of the Year: 2013 Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Year: 2005 Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: March 2009
Manager Individual Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: September 2019, October 2019
References
External links
National team stats on pzpn.pl Player profile on FIFA.com