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Adam Nawałka

アダム・ナヴァウカ　/　あだむ・なゔぁうか

Association football player from Poland

October 23, 1957 (age 68)　・　Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Nawałka is the kind of football lifer I instinctively respect. Going from playing to managing your own national team is a rare full circle, and steering Poland from 2013 to 2018 meant holding together a side built around a generational striker, which is no small diplomatic feat. I imagine his real strength wasn't intimidation but the credibility that comes from having lived every role on the pitch. Players believe a coach who has stood where they stand. Born in Kraków in 1957, he carries that southern Polish stubbornness, and I admire how he turned it into steady, unglamorous results.

Overview

Adam Nawałka ([ˈadam naˈvawka] ; born 23 October 1957) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. From 2013 to 2018, he was the head coach of the Poland national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Adam Nawałka
Name (Japanese): アダム・ナヴァウカ
Reading: あだむ・なゔぁうか
Born: October 23, 1957 (age 68)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rooster
Origin: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Blood type: Private
Height: 181 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AB

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