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Dawid Szwarga
Szwarga as Raków Częstochowa manager in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-07) 7 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa (assistant)
Youth career
MOSiR Jastrzębie Zdrój
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Odra Wodzisław Śląski 0 (0)
2009–2010 GKS Jastrzębie 29 (1)
2010–2012 Pniówek Pawłowice 54 (6)
2012–2013 Szczakowianka Jaworzno 28 (1)
2013–2014 Nadwiślan Góra 29 (4)
2014–2015 Skra Częstochowa 36 (0)
2015–2016 Unia Dąbrowa Górnicza
2017 Płomień Połomia
2017–2018 Unia Dąbrowa Górnicza
2020–2021 Victoria Jaworzno
Managerial career
2023–2024 Raków Częstochowa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dawid Szwarga (born 7 October 1990) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa. He is due to take charge of I liga club Arka Gdynia in December 2024.

Playing career

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The son of a former midfielder Mirosław,[1] Dawid Szwarga followed in his father's footsteps and began his footballing career at a hometown club MOSiR. In 2008, he joined Ekstraklasa club Odra Wodzisław Śląski but made no senior appearances, only featuring for their Młoda Ekstraklasa side. He would go on to play for II liga and III liga clubs from the Silesia area such as GKS Jastrzębie, Pniówek Pawłowice, Szczakowianka Jaworzno, Nadwiślan Góra and Skra Częstochowa. In 2012, he went on trial to top division side Korona Kielce.[2]

In total, Szwarga made 29 third division appearances, scoring once, and 147 fourth division outings, during which he managed 10 league goals, before retiring after multiple short stints with lower division clubs.[3]

Managerial career

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Assistant at GKS Katowice

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Szwarga began his coaching career in June 2018, when he was recommended by Jakub Dziółka to join Jacek Paszulewicz's staff at GKS Katowice.[4] As a match analyst and assistant coach, he was also responsible for conducting training sessions for the senior team. During his three years in Katowice, he also worked under managers Dariusz Dudek and Rafał Górak.[2]

Raków Częstochowa

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On 14 June 2021, he was recruited by Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa as their new assistant manager, working with Marek Papszun.[5] During his stay there, Raków won the 2021–22 Polish Cup, the 2021 and 2022 Polish Super Cups, and finished the 2021–22 league season as runners-up. On 26 April 2023, while Raków was en route to their first ever top division title, a week after Papszun confirmed he would be leaving the club at the end of the 2022–23 season, Szwarga was announced as his replacement.[6]

Szwarga's first match as manager came on 11 July 2023, with Raków winning 1–0 over Estonian club Flora in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League,[7] followed by a 2023 Polish Super Cup loss to Legia Warsaw 4–5 on penalties four days later.[8] In their European campaign, the defending Ekstraklasa champions went on to eliminate Qarabağ[9] and Aris Limassol,[10] before falling short in the play-off round to Danish club Copenhagen, losing 1–2 on aggregate.[11]

Having qualified for UEFA Europa League group stage, Raków faced off against Italian side Atalanta, Portuguese club Sporting and Austrian club Sturm Graz, winning once against the latter, drawing at home to Sporting and losing the remaining games, finishing their first ever European group outing in last place.[12]

Raków under Szwarga failed to imitate the level of success in domestic competitions enjoyed in previous campaigns. Their run in the Polish Cup ended after crashing out of the competition in the quarter-finals against Piast Gliwice, Raków was also unable to hold a top-three position in the table for more than two weeks, despite poor form from potential title rivals.[13] On 9 April 2024, amid calls to replace Szwarga, Raków's owner Michał Świerczewski publicly expressed his and the club's support for the manager.[14] Less than a month later, on 7 May, the club announced Szwarga would step down at the end of the 2023–24 season.[15] On 14 June, Raków confirmed he would return to the role of assistant under the returning Marek Papszun.[16]

Arka Gdynia

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On 6 October 2024, it was revealed Szwarga was to leave the Silesian side at the conclusion of the spring round.[17] Hours later, I liga club Arka Gdynia announced he would take over as manager following his exit from Raków, replacing caretaker Tomasz Grzegorczyk.[18]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 25 May 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Raków Częstochowa 28 May 2023 30 July 2024 52 22 13 17 77 64 +13 042.31
Total 52 22 13 17 77 64 +13 042.31

Honours

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Player

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Płomień Połomia

Unia Dąbrowa Górnicza

References

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  1. ^ "Mirosław Szwarga". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Dawid Szwarga nowym trenerem Rakowa. Co musicie o nim wiedzieć?". weszlo.com (in Polish). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Dawid Szwarga". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "DAWID SZWARGA W SZTABIE GKS-U". 90minut.pl (in Polish). GKS Katowice. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Dawid Szwarga w sztabie szkoleniowym Rakowa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa. Dawid Szwarga nowym trenerem Rakowa Częstochowa. Asystent zastąpi Marka Papszuna [SYLWETKA]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Zwycięski debiut Dawida Szwargi. W Częstochowie mogą odetchnąć". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Rzuty karne wyłoniły zdobywcę Superpucharu Polski!". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Raków Częstochowa wyeliminował Karabach Agdam. Reakcje na sukces. Prezes wzniósł toast, właściciel przeciągnął jedno słowo". gol24.pl (in Polish). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Raków Częstochowa w 4. rundzie eliminacji Ligi Mistrzów! Cudowny gol Frana Tudora odprawił Aris Limassol [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Liga Mistrzów. Raków Częstochowa zremisował w rewanżu z FC Kopenhaga i zagra w Lidze Europy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Tabela Rakowa Częstochowa w Lidze Europy 2023/24. Sprawdź sytuację w grupie D po meczu z Atalantą [AKTUALIZACJA 14.12.2023]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Lista Świerczewskiego, czyli kto może zastąpić Szwargę? [ANALIZA]". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Raków długo utrzymywał tę tajemnicę. Podjęto decyzję ws. trenera!". sport.fakt.pl (in Polish). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  15. ^ "KOMUNIKAT W SPRAWIE PRZYSZŁOŚCI TRENERA DAWIDA SZWARGI" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ Heluszka, Adrian (14 June 2024). "Znamy przyszłość Dawida Szwargi. Znajomy zapis w umowie". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  17. ^ Ptak, Jakub (6 October 2024). "Dawid Szwarga odejdzie z Rakowa Częstochowa. Jest oficjalny komunikat". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  18. ^ Galiński, Tomasz (6 October 2024). "Dawid Szwarga znalazł nowy klub. Powalczy o awans do Ekstraklasy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Klasa A 2016/2017, grupa: Rybnik". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Zawodnik: Dawid Szwarga". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Klasa okręgowa Zina 2017/2018, grupa: Katowice IV". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Zawodnik: Dawid Szwarga". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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