Poland u-20 national football team

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Poland

Nickname(s)

Biało-czerwoni
("The-white-and-red")

Orły
("The Eagles")

Association

Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Michal Globisz

Captain

Home stadium

POL

Highest FIFA ranking

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Lowest FIFA ranking

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1 Team Overview
2 Qualifying
3 Coach
4 Star Player
5 Records
6 Current Squad
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Team Overview

Poland enjoyed a highly successful UEFA U-19 European Championship. The Central Europeans excelled in their role as tournament hosts, and the Polish U-19s also sealed a much sought-after berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, where the team coached by Michal Globisz could easily prove one of the surprise packages.

[edit] Qualifying

The U-19-European Championships on home soil started badly for the home team with a demoralising 1-0 Group A reverse against Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial second fixture and registered a convincing 4-1 victory over Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture against the Czech Republic, but although home dreams of a place in the last four evaporated in a 2-0 defeat to the Czechs, the Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in the Group and with it a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.

[edit] Coach

Michal Globisz, born in Poznan in 1956, enjoyed only moderate success as a player but rapidly made a name for himself after switching to the coaching side of the game in 1974. Initially attached to the youth section at BKS Lechia Gdansk in the north of Poland, Globisz earned a sports university diploma in Warsaw four years later before taking charge of Lechia's senior team in the national second division in 1981. He joined the Polish association (PZPN) just a year later, and has worked there in a variety of roles ever since. He trained the country's futsal squad in 1994, but switched back to the eleven-a-side game just two years later, stepping up to the U-14 helm before leading his charges as a U-16 team to the 1998-9 UEFA U-16 European Championship Final. Globisz subsequently travelled with his squad to the FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999. He then coached at U-18 level, leading his side to the trophy at the 2000-2001 UEFA U-18-European Championship.

[edit] Star Player

Without a doubt, CSKA Moskva striker Dawid Janczyk rates as the most gifted player in the side. Janczyk, who collected domestic championship honours with his club ahead of the U-19 European Championship, fired a hat-trick in the 4-1 group stage victory over Belgium, and posed a constant threat in front of goal in his side's other fixtures. In Poland, Janczyk is already attracting comparisons with the legendary Zbigniew Boniek. The speedy and technically able goal-getter was called into the senior national squad by then head coach Pawel Janas in March 2006 for a friendly against Saudi Arabia, but was prevented from appearing by injury. Other pivotal figures include left-back Krysztof Król,defender Jaroslaw Fojut and keeper Bartosz Bialkowski.

[edit] Records

-Poland reached the semi-finals of the FIFA World Youth Championship on two occasions: Japan 1979 and Mexico 1983.

-Qualifying for the FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981, the Poles went home after the first round.

[edit] Current Squad

Following players were named for FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Bartosz Białkowski	6 July 1987	7	--	Southampton
12	GK	Przemysław Tytoń	4 January 1987	--	--	Roda Kerkrade
21	GK	Wojciech Szczęsny	18 April 1990	--	--	Arsenal
2	DF	Ben Starosta	7 January 1987	--	--	Sheffield United
3	DF	Jarosław Fojut	17 August 1987	--	--	Bolton Wanderers
4	DF	Krzysztof Król	6 February 1987	--	--	Real Madrid B
5	DF	Krzysztof Strugarek	19 February 1987	--	--	Wisła Płock
7	DF	Adrian Marek	12 November 1987	--	--	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
13	DF	Damian Rączka	5 August 1987	--	--	Schalke 04
14	DF	Jakub Szałek	26 May 1987	--	--	Lech Poznań
15	DF	Maciej Dąbrowski	20 April 1987	--	--	Victoria Koronowo
6	MF	Adam Danch	15 December 1987	--	--	Górnik Zabrze
8	MF	Artur Marciniak	18 August 1987	--	--	GKS Bełchatów
16	MF	Grzegorz Krychowiak	29 January 1990	--	--	Bordeaux
17	MF	Jakub Feter	3 May 1987	--	--	GKS Bełchatów
18	MF	Mariusz Sacha	19 July 1987	--	--	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
20	MF	Tomasz Cywka	27 June 1988	--	--	Wigan Athletic
9	FW	Patryk Małecki	1 August 1988	--	--	Wisła Kraków
10	FW	Łukasz Janoszka	18 March 1987	--	--	Ruch Chorzów
11	FW	Dawid Janczyk	23 August 1987	--	--	PFC CSKA Moscow
19	FW	Paweł Adamiec	30 June 1987	--	--	GKS Bełchatów