Bartosz Grzelak
Bartosz Piotr Grzelak (born 2 November 1978) is a Swedish football manager who is currently the head coach of AIK in Allsvenskan. He is also a former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bartosz Piotr Grzelak | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Szczecin, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1991 | Vasalund | ||
| 1992–1993 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 1996 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 1997 | AIK | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Vallentuna | ||
| 2005–2006 | Nybergsund | ||
| 2007 | Frej | ||
| 2007 | Valsta Syrianska | ||
| 2008–2011 | Frej | 73 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2017 | Frej | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | AIK | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Grzelak made his sole Allsvenskan appearance for AIK on 26 October 1997 in a 1997 Allsvenskan game against Malmö FF when he replaced Johan Mjällby in the last couple of minutes of the game.[1] He was also a Sweden U19 international, appearing in seven games in 1996.[2]
Managerial career
In 2009 Grzelak became playing assistant manager for IK Frej. He became head coach for the club in 2012.
In June 2017 he joined as assistant manager to Rikard Norling in Allsvenskan side AIK.
In December 2018 he was appointed as assistant manager to the Sweden national under-21 football team.[3]
In July 2020 he was appointed as AIK's new head coach,[4] following the dismissal of Norling.
Personal life
He was born in Stettin, Poland to Polish parents before moving to Sweden at the age of four.[1]
References
- "500 AIK:are - Bartosz Grzelak". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Bartosz Grzelak - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Bartosz Grzelak assisterar Roland Nilsson" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "Bartosz Grzelak ny chefstränare i AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.