Łukasz Sosin (born 7 May 1977) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a striker. Besides Poland, he has played in Cyprus. He is currently in charge of the Poland national under-18 team.

Club career

Sosin was born in

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

, Poland. In the beginning of his career he started out as a sweeper and later became a striker. Sosin came to Cyprus in 2002 and joined

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

from Odra Wodzisław Śląski. In 2007, he moved from Apollon Limassol to

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

. In his career he played also for

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

. Sosin was the top goalscorer of the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

three consecutive seasons (2003–04 to 2005–06) while playing for Apollon Limassol. During the 2007–08 campaign, he was joint top scorer (the other being David da Costa of

Doxa Katokopia Doxa Katokopias FC () is a Cypriot professional football club from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. History Doxa (which translates as ''Glory'') was promoted to First Division in 1998 for first time in their history, but after finishing 13 ...

. He won the Cypriot Championship twice; with Apollon Limassol in the 2005–06 season and the 2007–08 title with Anorthosis. He also won the

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...

in 2006 with Apollon. On 3 January 2010, Greek side

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announced the signing of Sosin. The next season, he moved to

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...

on a two-year contract.

International career

Sosin earned four caps with the Poland national team, scoring two goals in his debut in a friendly against

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in March 2006. Sosin did not regularly get called up for Poland after falling out with Dutch coach

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. His last game was against

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in April 2009, where he struck the post, and provided an assist on Marek Saganowski's goal.

Post-playing career

In September 2017, Sosin joined

Pafos Paphos, also spelled as Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. It is the fourth-largest cit ...

's academy in Cyprus as their technical director, a role he held until the end of 2019. He then became a youth coach for Hutnik Kraków in 2020. From 2022 to 2023, Sosin was part of the management staff of the Poland under-19s, working as an assistant under Marcin Brosz. On 7 June 2024, he was appointed head coach of the Poland under-18 team.

Career statistics

International

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

Managerial statistics

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

: 2000–01 * Polish League Cup: 2000–01 Apollon Limassol *

: 2005–06 *

: 2006 Anorthosis * Cypriot First Division: 2007–08 Individual * Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08

References

External links

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Profile at PZPN
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sosin, Lukasz 1977 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Ekstraklasa players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Super League Greece players Hutnik Kraków players KS Cracovia players Wisła Kraków players Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Apollon Limassol FC players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Kavala F.C. players Aris Limassol FC players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Polish football managers