Wojciech Łobodziński (; born 20 October 1982) is a Polish professional

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and former

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, currently in charge of

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club Miedź Legnica.

Club career

Łobodziński started playing football with Zawisza Bydgoszcz. In 1999, he joined Stomil Olsztyn where he made a debut in the

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. Subsequently, Łobodziński moved to Wisła Płock where he played until 2003. Then he played for

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and helped the team win Ekstraklasa championship in 2006–07 season. In 2008 Łobodziński moved to

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where he played until 2011, winning the Ekstraklasa title three times. In 2012, he joined another Ekstraklasa outfit, ŁKS Łódź.

International career

He was part of the Poland U16 team that placed second at the 1999 UEFA Euro Under-16, as well as the under-18s that won the 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship in Finland. On 6 December 2006, he made his debut for the senior side in a 5–2 victory over

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in a

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. Łobodziński was selected for the Euro 2008, appearing in all three group stage matches in an eventual group stage exit.

Managerial career

On 11 January 2019, half-a-year after playing a major role in Miedź's first-ever promotion to Ekstraklasa, Łobodziński left the first team to continue the twilight of his playing career with Miedź Legnica II, where he would also serve as an assistant coach.

Miedź Legnica

He took on his first managerial role on 6 April 2021, taking charge of Miedź's reserve side and leading the team to eight wins in 14

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matches, before being appointed manager of Miedź's senior squad on 16 June. With Łobodziński leading the team, they enjoyed a successful campaign, earning promotion back to top-tier and finishing the season 15 points ahead of second-placed

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. Miedź's return to Ekstraklasa saw them struggling in the opening rounds, earning just five points in eleven matches, which resulted in Łobodziński's sacking on 11 October 2022.

Wieczysta Kraków

On 21 March 2023, he was appointed head coach of III liga club Wieczysta Kraków, signing a deal until the end of the season. After finishing their

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in third and failing to move up to II liga, Łobodziński's contract was not extended.

Arka Gdynia

Two days after his exit from Wieczysta was confirmed, Łobodziński was announced as the new manager of second-tier side Arka Gdynia on 16 June 2024. He signed a one-year contract, which would be extended automatically in case of Arka's promotion to Ekstraklasa. After a slow start to the 2023–24 campaign, the Pomeranian outfit improved across the season, trading the top spot in the table with local rivals

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throughout most of it. On 10 April 2024, Łobodziński penned a new deal, tying him with the club until the end of June 2026. Ultimately, Arka failed to earn promotion to the Ekstraklasa, dropping out of the automatic promotion positions following defeats in the last two rounds of the regular season before losing the play-off final against

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1–2, despite leading until the 87th minute. After a poor start to the following campaign, Arka and Łobodziński agreed to part ways on 26 August 2024.

Return to Miedź

On 10 March 2025, he returned as head coach of I liga club Miedź Legnica, replacing Ireneusz Mamrot.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Zagłębie Lubin *

: 2006–07 *

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: 2007 Wisła Kraków * Ekstraklasa: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 Miedź Legnica *

: 2017–18 Poland U18 * UEFA European Under-18 Championship:

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Poland U16 *

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runner-up:

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Manager

Miedź Legnica *I liga: 2021–22 Individual *I liga Coach of the Month: October 2023, November 2023

References

External links

Player profile on FIFA.com

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lobodzinski, Wojciech 1982 births Living people Footballers from Bydgoszcz Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players Wisła Płock players Zagłębie Lubin players Wisła Kraków players ŁKS Łódź players Miedź Legnica players UEFA Euro 2008 players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Polish football managers Arka Gdynia managers Wieczysta Kraków managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers 21st-century Polish sportsmen