Wojtek Krakowiak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wojciech Krakowiak | ||
| Date of birth | August 6, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kielce, Poland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| 1998 | Clemson Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Charleston Battery | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 25 | (5) |
| 2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | New Jersey Stallions | 16 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 |
Rutgers–Newark (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 |
Rutgers–Newark | ||
| 2010 | Montana State Billings (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2016 | Montana State Billings | ||
| 2018 | Green Bay (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wojciech "Wojtek" Krakowiak (Polish pronunciation: football (soccer) midfielder who was the head coach of the Montana State University Billings women's soccer team. He played professionally in Major League Soccer. He was the second assistant coach at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay for the women’s soccer team but was released of his duties in 2019. He had a short lived career as a coach at FC Bay Soccer Club in a Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is currently a technical director for United Hurricane’s in Howard, Wisconsin.
Playing career
Youth
Krakowiak was born in
All-American and won the Hermann Trophy.[2]
Professional
Krakowiak left Clemson at the end of the season and moved to Europe where he had trials with teams in Belgium and Germany. On February 7, 1999, the
Premier Development League
.
Coaching career
Krakowiak coached the
Rutgers–Newark
men's soccer team. In November 2007, the school elevated Krakowiak to head coach of its women's soccer team. In 2010, he served as the assistant soccer coach to the Montana State University Billings women's team. After helping to lead the team to their first ever NCAA appearance, he was promoted to head coach. The 2016 season was Krakowiak's last with Montana State University Billings. Krakowiak currently coaches with North Carolina FC Youth (2019), where he plans to retire.
References
- Contra Costa Times.
- ^ 1998 All Americans
- ^ Brewington, Peter (1999-02-11). "MetroStars, Clash make major overhauls as training camps open". USA Today.
- ^ Charleston Battery: Wojtek Krakowiak