Łukasz Sosin

Łukasz Sosin (born 7 May 1977) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Besides Poland, he has played in Cyprus.^[1] He was most recently in charge of the Poland national under-18 team.

Łukasz Sosin

Personal information
Full name	Łukasz Sosin
Date of birth	(1977-05-07) 7 May 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1985–1994	Hutnik Kraków
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1999	Hutnik Kraków	31	(17)
1996	→ Kalwarianka K. Z. (loan)
1996–1997	→ Cracovia (loan)
1999–2001	Wisła Kraków	17	(5)
1999–2000	→ Odra Wodzisław (loan)	27	(10)
2001–2002	→ Odra Wodzisław (loan)	23	(12)
2002–2007	Apollon Limassol	121	(96)
2007–2009	Anorthosis Famagusta	67	(26)
2010	Kavala	11	(0)
2010–2012	Aris Limassol	56	(25)
International career
2006–2009	Poland	4	(2)
Managerial career
2024–2025	Poland U18
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sosin was born in Kraków, Poland.

In the beginning of his career he started out as a sweeper and later became a striker.^{[citation needed]}

Sosin came to Cyprus in 2002 and joined Apollon Limassol from Odra Wodzisław Śląski. In 2007, he moved from Apollon Limassol to Anorthosis Famagusta. In his career he played also for Wisła Kraków.

Sosin was the top goalscorer of the Cypriot First Division 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. 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 in 2006 with Apollon. On 3 January 2010, Greek side Kavala announced the signing of Sosin. The next season, he moved to Aris Limassol 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 Saudi Arabia in March 2006. Sosin did not regularly get called up for Poland after falling out with Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker.

His last game was against San Marino 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's academy in Cyprus as their technical director,^[2] 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.^[3]

On 7 June 2024, he was appointed head coach of the Poland under-18 team.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland
	2006	3	2
	2009	1	0
Total		4	2

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

List of international goals scored by Łukasz Sosin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2006	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
2				2–1

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 March 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Poland U18	7 June 2024	11 August 2025	10	7	1	2	23	11	+12	070.00
Total			10	7	1	2	23	11	+12	070.00

Honours

Wisła Kraków^[5]

• Ekstraklasa: 2000–01
• Polish League Cup: 2000–01

Apollon Limassol^[5]

• Cypriot First Division: 2005–06
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2006

Anorthosis

• Cypriot First Division: 2007–08^[5]

Individual^[5]

• Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08