Jan Urban

Jan Urban

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Urban was born in Jaworzno, being one of six children in an underprivileged mining family. In his country he played for Zagłębie Sosnowiec and Górnik Zabrze, winning three Ekstraklasa championships in a row with the latter to which he contributed with a combined 38 goals, including a career-best 17 in 1987–88. In the summer of 1989, Urban moved to Spain and joined CA Osasuna, going on to be one of the Navarre team's most important players of the following decade. He scored 13 goals in 34 games in his second season to help the club finish in a best-ever fourth position in La Liga, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup; this included a hat-trick against Real Madrid on 30 December 1990, in a 4–0 away win. Urban started the 1994–95 campaign with Osasuna in the second division, but returned to the top flight with Real Valladolid in the winter transfer window. He closed out his career at 36 after one-season stints with CD Toledo (also Spain, second level), VfB Oldenburg (Germany) and former side Górnik.

International career

Urban earned 57 caps for Poland over six years, netting seven goals in the process. He was selected to the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, appearing in all four matches (three starts) as the national team reached the round of 16 in Mexico.

Managerial career

Beginnings in Spain

Urban settled in Pamplona after retiring, and begun his coaching career in the city, being in charge of Osasuna's youth academy. He then worked with the reserves of Osasuna in division three, moving to the offices after two seasons and leaving the club in June 2007.

Legia Warsaw and Poland's assistant coach

In the summer of 2007, Urban took over as head coach of Legia Warsaw, being responsible for signing three Osasuna players to the team, including Iñaki Astiz. He won the 2007–08 Polish Cup and the 2008 Polish Super Cup. During the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament, he served as an assistant for the Poland national team. On 14 March 2010, Urban was sacked by Legia.

Polonia Bytom, Zagłębie Lubin and return to Legia

Urban took charge of Polonia Bytom on 29 October 2010. He then signed with fellow league club Zagłębie Lubin on 10 March 2011. On 30 May 2012, he returned for a second spell with Legia, which lasted until 19 December of the following year. He won the double in the 2012–13 season, guiding Legia to achieve both the 2012–13 Ekstraklasa championship and the 2012–13 Polish Cup.

Return to Osasuna

Urban returned to Osasuna after seven years, being appointed first-team manager on 3 July 2014 after their top-flight relegation. He was dismissed the following 28 February, with the side 16th after four consecutive losses.

Lech Poznań

In October 2015, Urban returned to Poland's top tier, taking over Lech Poznań. He…

Career statistics

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Urban goal.

Club
Club Atlético Osasuna (1989–1994)
Club
VfB Oldenburg (1996–1997)
Club
Górnik Zabrze (1985–1989)
Club
Zagłębie Sosnowiec (1981–1985)
Club
Real Valladolid (1995–1995)
Club
CD Toledo (1995–1996)
Club
Poland men's national football team (1985–1991)
Club
Górnik Zabrze (1998–1998)
Club
Poland national under-20 football team (1981–1981)
League
2. Bundesliga
National team
Poland

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Description

Polish football manager and former player

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Jan Urban is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is currently the manager of the Poland national team.

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