Wojciech Łobodziński

Wojciech Łobodziński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx wɔbɔˈd͡ʑij̃skʲi]; born 20 October 1982) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently in charge of I liga club Miedź Legnica.

Wojciech Łobodziński

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-10-20) 20 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1999	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	4	(4)
1999	Stomil Olsztyn	1	(0)
2000–2003	Wisła Płock	39	(3)
2003–2007	Zagłębie Lubin	121	(18)
2008–2011	Wisła Kraków	70	(4)
2012	ŁKS Łódź	11	(1)
2012–2020	Miedź Legnica	171	(31)
2019–2020	Miedź Legnica II	23	(5)
Total		441	(66)
International career
1996–1997	Poland U14	7	(1)
1997–1998	Poland U15	11	(4)
1998–1999	Poland U16	23	(4)
1999–2000	Poland U17	10	(0)
2000–2001	Poland U18	11	(4)
2002	Poland U21	2	(0)
2005	Poland B	1	(0)
2006–2009	Poland	23	(2)
Managerial career
2019–2020	Miedź Legnica II (player-assistant)
2020–2021	Miedź Legnica (assistant)
2021	Miedź Legnica II
2021–2022	Miedź Legnica
2023	Wieczysta Kraków
2023–2024	Arka Gdynia
2025	Miedź Legnica
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland UEFA European Under-18 Championship Winner 2001 Finland UEFA European Under-16 Championship Runner-up 1999 Czech Republic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Łobodziński started playing football with Zawisza Bydgoszcz.^[1] In 1999, he joined Stomil Olsztyn where he made a debut in the Ekstraklasa. Subsequently, Łobodziński moved to Wisła Płock where he played until 2003. Then he played for Zagłębie Lubin and helped the team win Ekstraklasa championship in 2006–07 season. In 2008 Łobodziński moved to Wisła Kraków where he played until 2011, winning the Ekstraklasa title three times. In 2012, he joined another Ekstraklasa outfit, ŁKS Łódź.

International career

He was part of the Poland U16 team that placed second at the 1999 UEFA Euro Under-16, as well as the under-18s that won the 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship in Finland.

On 6 December 2006, he made his debut for the senior side in a 5–2 victory over United Arab Emirates in a friendly match. Łobodziński was selected for the Euro 2008, appearing in all three group stage matches in an eventual group stage exit.

Managerial career

On 11 January 2019, half-a-year after playing a major role in Miedź's first-ever promotion to Ekstraklasa,^[2] Łobodziński left the first team to continue the twilight of his playing career with Miedź Legnica II, where he would also serve as an assistant coach.^[3]

Miedź Legnica

He took on his first managerial role on 6 April 2021, taking charge of Miedź's reserve side and leading the team to eight wins in 14 III liga matches, before being appointed manager of Miedź's senior squad on 16 June.^[4]

With Łobodziński leading the team, they enjoyed a successful campaign, earning promotion back to top-tier and finishing the season 15 points ahead of second-placed Widzew Łódź.^[5] Miedź's return to Ekstraklasa saw them struggling in the opening rounds, earning just five points in eleven matches, which resulted in Łobodziński's sacking on 11 October 2022.^[6]

Wieczysta Kraków

On 21 March 2023, he was appointed head coach of III liga club Wieczysta Kraków, signing a deal until the end of the season.^[7] After finishing their group in third and failing to move up to II liga, Łobodziński's contract was not extended.^[8]

Arka Gdynia

Two days after his exit from Wieczysta was confirmed, Łobodziński was announced as the new manager of second-tier side Arka Gdynia on 16 June 2024. He signed a one-year contract, which would be extended automatically in case of Arka's promotion to Ekstraklasa.^[9] After a slow start to the 2023–24 campaign, the Pomeranian outfit improved across the season, trading the top spot in the table with local rivals Lechia Gdańsk throughout most of it. On 10 April 2024, Łobodziński penned a new deal, tying him with the club until the end of June 2026.^[10] Ultimately, Arka failed to earn promotion to the Ekstraklasa, dropping out of the automatic promotion positions following defeats in the last two rounds of the regular season before losing the play-off final against Motor Lublin 1–2, despite leading until the 87th minute.^[11]

Following a poor start to the following campaign, Arka and Łobodziński agreed to part ways on 26 August 2024.^[12]

Return to Miedź

On 10 March 2025, Łobodziński returned as head coach of I liga club Miedź Legnica, replacing Ireneusz Mamrot.^[13] After leading Miedź to a promotion play-off final, his contract was extended for another season in June 2025.^[14] On 4 August 2025, after losing the first three games of the 2025–26 season, Łobodziński left the club.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[16]

Club	Season	League			Polish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zawisza Bydgoszcz	1998–99	III liga	4	4	—		—		—		4	4
Stomil Olsztyn	1999–2000	Ekstraklasa	1	0	1	0	—		2[a]	0	4	0
Wisła Płock	1999–2000	Ekstraklasa	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2000–01	Ekstraklasa	3	1	0	0	—		1[a]	0	4	1
	2001–02	II liga	17	1	4	0	—		3[a]	0	24	1
	2002–03	Ekstraklasa	16	1	5	0	—		—		21	1
	Total		39	3	10	0	—		4	0	53	3
Zagłębie Lubin	2003–04	II liga	24	5	1	0	—		—		25	5
	2004–05	Ekstraklasa	23	7	14	6	—		—		37	13
	2005–06	Ekstraklasa	29	3	9	1	—		—		38	4
	2006–07	Ekstraklasa	30	3	2	0	2[b]	1	4[c]	0	38	4
	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	15	0	2	1	2[d]	0	3[e]	1	22	2
	Total		121	18	28	8	4	1	7	1	160	28
Wisła Kraków	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	11	1	4	0	—		1[c]	0	16	1
	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	26	2	4	0	6[f]	0	2[c]	0	38	2
	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	27	1	4	1	2[d]	0	1[g]	0	34	2
	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	6	0	2	0	2[b]	0	—		10	0
	Total		70	4	14	1	10	0	4	0	98	5
ŁKS Łódź	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
Miedź Legnica	2012–13	I liga	14	7	0	0	—		—		14	7
	2013–14	I liga	28	4	4	0	—		—		32	4
	2014–15	I liga	31	8	1	0	—		—		32	8
	2015–16	I liga	32	3	2	1	—		—		34	4
	2016–17	I liga	22	3	0	0	—		—		22	3
	2017–18	I liga	28	6	2	1	—		—		30	7
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	16	0	2	1	—		—		18	1
	2019–20	I liga	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		172	31	12	3	—		—		184	34
Miedź Legnica II	2018–19	III liga, gr. III	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2019–20	III liga, gr. III	16	5	—		—		—		16	5
	Total		23	5	—		—		—		23	5
Career total			441	66	67	12	14	1	15	1	537	80

1. Appearance(s) in Polish League Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in Ekstraklasa Cup
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
5. Two appearances and one goal in Ekstraklasa Cup, one appearance in Polish Super Cup
6. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
7. Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[16]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2006	1	0
	2007	10	1
	2008	8	1
	2009	4	0
Total		23	2

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

List of international goals scored by Wojciech Łobodziński

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2007	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Azerbaijan	3–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2	6 February 2008	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Czech Republic	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 August 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Miedź Legnica II	6 April 2021	19 June 2021	13	7	2	4	21	20	+1	053.85
Miedź Legnica	19 June 2021	11 October 2022	48	25	11	12	73	46	+27	052.08
Wieczysta Kraków	21 March 2023	16 June 2023	14	8	3	3	33	14	+19	057.14
Arka Gdynia	16 June 2023	26 August 2024	46	23	11	12	72	48	+24	050.00
Miedź Legnica	10 March 2025	4 August 2025	16	5	2	9	17	31	−14	031.25
Total			137	68	29	40	216	159	+57	049.64

Honours

Player

Zagłębie Lubin

• Ekstraklasa: 2006–07
• Polish Super Cup: 2007

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11

Miedź Legnica

• I liga: 2017–18^[17]

Poland U18

• UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 2001^[18]

Poland U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship runner-up: 1999^[19]

Manager

Miedź Legnica

• I liga: 2021–22

Individual

• I liga Coach of the Month: October 2023,^[20] November 2023^[21]