Tomasz Borkowski (born 30 November 1972) is a Polish footballing coach who previously played for and was manager of

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

. He is the current manager of

AP Orlen Gdańsk Akademia Piłkarska Orlen Gdańsk ( en, Football Academy Orlen Gdańsk) is a footballing academy based in Gdańsk, Poland. It focuses on training and developing players in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomeranian region and is well known for its de ...

Senior career

The majority of Borkowski's career was spent with Lechia Gdańsk, playing in total 258 games and scoring 10 goals in all competitions during his 3 spells with the club (including his time with

Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk is a now defunct team which played in the Polish second division from 1998 to 2001. The team was created by a merger of Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Gdańsk. History Pre-merger Polonia Gdańsk Polonia Gdańsk were fou ...

). During his playing career he also had two brief stints with

Bałtyk Gdynia Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea. History The club was established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from the developing city. Bałtyk is the oldest football club from Gdynia, which sti ...

, where he played for a season, and Unia Tczew where he only played for six months.

Coaching career

Since his retirement Borkowski has gone into coaching, with his first management spell in 2006 with Lechia Gdańsk. He spent one season as the Lechia first team manager,. before he joined the Lechia second team as their manager in 2008. After spending time at various youth levels with Lechia, he left as a coach of the club in 2011, joining the newly established

, which focused on the development of youth players in its academy. Borkowski earned his UEFA Pro Licence in 2014. In 2016 Borkowski became the manager of the AP Orlen Gdańsk women's team, leading the team from the third division to the Ekstraliga, Poland's top division of women's football, in 2020.

Honours

Player

Lechia Gdańsk *III liga (gr. II): 2004–05 *IV liga (Pomerania): 2003–04 *Liga okręgowa (Gdańsk II): 2002–03

Manager

AP Orlen Gdańsk *I liga (northern gr.): 2019–20 *II liga (Wielkopolska): 2016–17

References

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