Nina Patalon

Nina Patalon (born 20 January 1986) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder, currently in charge of Poland women's national team.[1]

Nina Patalon
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-20) 20 January 1986
Place of birth Działdowo, Poland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Poland women's (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002– Medyk Konin
Czarni Sosnowiec
–2011 Medyk Konin
International career
2004–2006 Poland U19
2009 Poland (students)
Managerial career
2010–2013 Medyk Konin (youth)
2011–2013 Medyk Konin
2011–2013 Poland U15 (assistant)
2014–2019 Poland U17
2019–2021 Poland U19
2021– Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In 2002 she began her career at Medyk Konin in the Ekstraliga, where she had played for many years, with an in-between stint at Czarni Sosnowiec.[2] In 2011, due to an injury, she finished her football career as a player.

International career

From 2004 to 2006, she was a member of the under-19 national team. In 2009, she represented Poland as part of a students' team at the Summer Universiade 2009 in Belgrade.[3]

Managerial career

After retiring from an active career she began working as a coach. Initially, from 2010, she trained Medyk Konin's youth team, and in January 2011, with Anna Gawrońska, became the head coach of the Medyk's senior squad.[4] In 2011, she took on a role of an assistant coach for the under-15 squad, and in May 2014 she was appointed to the managerial position of the Poland U17s.[5][6]

In March 2021 she replaced Miłosz Stępiński as the head coach of the senior national team,[1] becoming the first female coach in history to hold this position.[1] She made her debut in a friendly match against Sweden on 13 April 2021.[7]

Personal life

In 2010, she graduated from the Academy of Physical Education in Poznań where she obtained a class II football coaching license.

Honours

Medyk Konin
  • Ekstraliga runner-up: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
  • Ekstraliga third place: 2003–04, 2008–09
  • Polish Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
  • Polish Junior Championships: 2004, 2005, 2006

Medyk Konin

References
  1. "Nina Patalon oficjalnie selekcjonerem reprezentacji kobiet". TVP Sport (in Polish).
  2. "futbolkobiet.pl | Video: Nina Patalon o futbolu!". futbolkobiet.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. "XXV Uniwersjada: Skład reprezentacji Polski - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. "Reprezentacja ma nowego trenera - Kobiecy Klub Piłkarski MAX-Sprint". kkpbydgoszcz.futbolowo.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. "Nowi trenerzy w reprezentacjach - KobiecaPilka.pl - serwis o kobiecej piłce nożnej w Polsce". kobiecapilka.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  6. "Nina Patalon: Na stadionie muszę być pierwsza! - Łączy nas piłka". laczynaspilka.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. "Kobiety: Polska 2-4 Szwecja". 90minut (in Polish).
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