Jarosław Skrobacz (born 11 August 1967) is a Polish professional

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who is currently in charge of

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

club

Odra Opole OKS Odra Opole Spółka Akcyjna () is a association football, football club based in Opole, Poland, currently playing in the I liga. History Beginnings The history of Odra Opole began on 16 June 1945, when in the Opole Town Hall, a group o ...

Career

In 2016, he was appointed manager of Polish side

GKS Jastrzębie Klub Sportowy GKS Jastrzębie (), commonly known as GKS Jastrzębie (), is a football club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland. As of the 2025–26 season, they compete in II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due ...

, and won consecutive promotions with the Silesian side, from fourth to second division. In 2021, he was appointed manager of then-third division side

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

. With Skrobacz in charge, Ruch achieved a similar feat to GKS Jastrzębie under Skrobacz's tenure, making a step up from

II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...

in 2022, and to

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 ...

in 2023, marking the club's return to the top flight after a six-year absence. Following a poor start to the 2023–24 campaign, with the team placed 17th in the table after achieving only one win in thirteen

games, Skrobacz left Ruch on 6 November 2023. On 1 March 2024, Skrobacz was appointed manager of I liga side

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the II liga, after being relegated from the 2023–24 I liga. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although ...

, signing a contract until the end of 2024–25 season. At the time of his appointment, his new team was placed second-last in the league table, five points away from safety with 13 games left in the season. Podbeskidzie was unable to save themselves from relegation, and Skrobacz left the club on 17 June 2024. On 1 October 2024, he became the manager of another second division outfit

, signing a one-year deal with an option for another year.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Pniówek Pawłowice *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

(Silesia regionals): 2013–14 *

(Tychy regionals): 2013–14 GKS Jastrzębie *

: 2017–18 *

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: 2016–17 * Polish Cup (Silesia regionals): 2015–16

References

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