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Śląsk Wrocław sacks coach Ante Simundza after 1:3 loss at Radomiak
Śląsk Wrocław has ended Ante Simundza's spell as first-team coach after a 1:3 defeat at Radomiak on Monday, 2 November, which left the club 16th in the table.
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In brief
Ante Simundza ceased to perform the duties of first-team coach after the 1:3 loss at Radomiak on Monday, 2 November. It was the eighth league defeat of the season.
With nine points after 13 rounds, Śląsk is 16th in the PKO BP Ekstraklasa table, having been 13th after the 13th round according to Polsat Sport.
Simundza won 27, drew 19 and lost 22 matches in charge, averaging 1.47 points per match.
- Late 2024Simundza takes over Śląsk, which is in the lower part of the table
- 2 NovŚląsk loses 1:3 at Radomiak and the club announces the coach's departure
A defeat that ends a coach's spell
On Monday, 2 November, Śląsk Wrocław lost 1:3 away to Radomiak, and the club announced that Ante Simundza had ceased to perform the duties of first-team coach. It was the eighth league defeat of the season, leaving the side on nine points and in the relegation zone. Earlier in the run, Śląsk beat Wieczysta Kraków 2:0 before going out of the Polish Cup after a 1:2 loss to Odra Opole, so the coach's position had been under pressure for some time. The club has not yet named a replacement.
From relegation fight to promotion
Simundza took over almost two years ago, when Śląsk was fighting to avoid relegation from the top flight. Radio Wrocław reports that he arrived in late 2024, when the team was in the lower part of the table, and that the side briefly rose among the league's best-performing sides by points in spring, beating Lech Poznań along the way. A serious injury to then-captain Petr Schwarz halted that climb, and the club went down after 17 years in the top flight. Simundza stayed on, explaining that he wanted to finish an unfulfilled mission, and Śląsk returned to the Ekstraklasa after a single season.
Results under Simundza this season
Across 68 matches in charge, Simundza's record stands at 27 wins, 19 draws and 22 defeats, an average of 1.47 points per match. This season Śląsk has won only two of its 13 league games. Polsat Sport reported the team was 13th after 13 rounds, while after the Radomiak loss it sits 16th, third from bottom according to Radio Wrocław.
- Wins
- 27 matches
- Draws
- 19 matches
- Defeats
- 22 matches
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The club's announcement
The club announced the change through social media and its website, and thanked the coach for his work. In its statement, Śląsk said:
“Thank you for your work for the club, for returning the team to the top division and for our daily cooperation.”
The statement credited Simundza with returning the club to the top flight. The name of his successor is not yet known.
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Sources and context
- rmf24.plDismissed after defeat. Ekstraklasa football club without a coachOdsunięty po porażce. Klub piłkarskiej ekstraklasy bez trenera · original in Polish
- sport.interia.plHe brought them back to the Ekstraklasa, but this is the end. They announce the coach's dismissalPrzywrócił ich do Ekstraklasy, ale to koniec. Ogłaszają zwolnienie trenera · original in Polish
- www.polsatsport.plThis is the end. Śląsk Wrocław coach removed from leading the teamTo koniec. Trener Śląska Wrocław odsunięty od prowadzenia zespołu · original in Polish
- Radio WrocławŚląsk fired the coach. Ante Simundza leaves WrocławŚląsk zwolnił trenera. Ante Simundza odchodzi z Wrocławia · original in Polish
- Ante Simundza
- Former first-team coach of Śląsk Wrocław, removed after the 1:3 defeat at Radomiak
- Petr Schwarz
- Former Śląsk captain whose serious injury, according to Radio Wrocław, halted the team's spring climb
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