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My Take
Paweł Janas fascinates me as a defender who became a master tactician. Being voted Polish Coach of the Year four times is no fluke; it signals a mind that reads the game and a personality that commands a dressing room. Coming from Pabianice and trained at Warsaw's physical education university, he strikes me as someone who approached football as a discipline to be studied, not just played. I admire managers like him who build reputations on trust and consistency rather than theatrics. He represents the substantial, unglamorous craft of Eastern European football, and that understated competence is exactly the sort of legacy I value most.
Overview
Paweł Janas ([ˈpavɛw ˈjanas]; born 4 March 1953) is a Polish former football manager and player who played as a defender. He was voted the Polish Coach of the Year four times.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paweł Janas
- Name (Japanese)
- パヴェウ・ヤナス
- Reading
- ぱゔぇう・やなす
- Born
- March 4, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Pabianice, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Poland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.