Polish-Swedish football manager
Bartosz Piotr Grzelak (born 2 November 1978) is a Swedish football manager who currently serves as the head coach of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest FC . He is also a former footballer who played as a midfielder .
Playing career
Grzelak made his sole Allsvenskan appearance for AIK on 26 October 1997 in a 1997 Allsvenskan game against Malmö FF when he replaced Johan Mjällby in the last couple of minutes of the game.[ 1] He was also a Sweden U19 international, appearing in seven games in 1996.[ 2]
Managerial career
In 2009 Grzelak became playing assistant manager for IK Frej . He became head coach for the club in 2012.
In June 2017 he joined as assistant manager to Rikard Norling in Allsvenskan side AIK .
In December 2018 he was appointed as assistant manager to the Sweden national under-21 football team .[ 3]
In July 2020 he was appointed as AIK's new head coach,[ 4] following the dismissal of Norling.
In August 2022, Grzelak was dismissed as the head coach of AIK after a string of poor performances in August, including a 3-0 defeat against 1. FC Slovácko in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, as well as a 1-0 defeat against Kalmar FF and a 2-2 draw against IFK Värnamo in Allsvenskan .[ 5]
Fehérvár
In March 2023, Grzelak became the head coach of the Hungarian side Fehérvár .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Újpest
On 14 June 2024 he was appointed as the manager of Újpest FC . He debuted with a 2-1 defeat against Puskás Akadémia FC in the first round of the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion .[ 9]
Personal life
Grzelak was born in Szczecin , Polish People's Republic , to Polish parents before moving to Sweden at the age of four.[ 1]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 13 April 2024
Team
Nation
From
To
Record
G1
W
D
L
Win %
IK Frej
1 January 2012
25 June 2017
167
65
43
59
0 38.92
AIK
31 July 2020
18 August 2022
80
41
18
21
0 51.25
Fehérvár
1 March 2023
Present
39
17
9
13
0 43.59
Total
287
123
71
93
0 42.86
1 Only competitive matches are counted.
References