| Mateusz Stolarski | |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Kraków, Poland |
| Currentclub: | Motor Lublin (manager) |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wisła Kraków |
| Manageryears1: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs1: | Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska (caretaker) |
| Manageryears2: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs2: | Motor Lublin |
Mateusz Stolarski (born 3 January 1993) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who manages Ekstraklasa club Motor Lublin.
As a youth player, Stolarski joined the youth academy of Polish club Wisła Kraków, where was known for his technical ability.[1] He retired from association football in 2009, but continued to play futsal in the Lesser Poland area, and made appearances for the Poland national under-21 futsal team.[2]
In 2012, Stolarski began work as a youth coach for Wisła Kraków's academy.[3] In August 2019, he was hired by Stal Rzeszów to manage their reserve and under-19 sides.[4] A year later, he was promoted to the role of first-team assistant manager under Janusz Niedźwiedź, and continued in his role until 2022, working with managers Marcin Wołowiec and Daniel Myśliwiec.
In May 2022, he was appointed caretaker manager of III liga outfit Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska.[5]
On 21 September 2022, he joined II liga club Motor Lublin's management staff as an assistant under Gonçalo Feio.[6] Placed last in the league table at the time of Stolarski's and Feio's appointments, Motor was promoted to I liga at the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]
On 18 March 2024, following Feio's resignation, Stolarski was appointed head coach of Motor.[8] He successfully led the club to a fourth-place finish and a promotion play-off final win against Arka Gdynia on 2 June 2024, resulting in Motor's return to the Ekstraklasa after 32 years of absence.[9] In doing so, at the age of thirty-one, Stolarski became the youngest manager in the Polish top flight.[10] On 21 June 2024, he extended his contract with the club until the end of June 2025.[11]
Stolarski was born on 3 January 1993 in Kraków, Poland. He has been a supporter of Polish side Wisła Kraków. He is married, and has a daughter.[12]
His brother Paweł Stolarski is a professional footballer - they were reunited in January 2024, when Paweł joined Motor.[13]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wólczanka Wólka Pelkinska (caretaker) | 20 May 2022 | 30 June 2022 | ||||||||
| Motor Lublin | 18 March 2024 | Present< | --some sources might credit him with a win for a promotion semi-final win over Górnik Łęczna - after extra time the result was a goalless draw--> | |||||||
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