Piotr Nowak – Genral Manager
Summary of Experience
- Growth oriented Football Executive with over 15 years of experience in International and top level in professional football
- Experienced football Manager with several championships in various countries, competitions and age levels
- Former professional footballer with 25 years of club and international football knowledge
Areas of Expertise
- Managing and Directing groups•Strategic short and long-term planning
- International and club level experience
- First Team Coaching and Youth Development
- World-wide Corporate Relationships
- Public speaking and presentations (Last Presentation at Aspire4Sport Doha, Qatar)
- Fluent in multiple languages (Polish, English, German, Russian, Turkish)
Coaching and Managing Experience
- 2019 – Present FIFA Chief Analyst Football Programs
- 2017 – 2018 Sporting Director Lechia Gdansk, Lotto Ekstraklasa Poland
- 2016 – 2017 Head Coach Lechia Gdansk, Lotto Ekstraklasa Poland
- 2014 – 2016 Head Coach / Technical Director of Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
- 2014 – 2016 Technical & Personal Advisor to the President of Caribbean Football Union
- 2013 – 2014 Technical Director / Technical Advisor of Kirkwood Soccer Club, USA
- 2009 – 2012 Head Coach / Executive Vice-President Philadelphia Union, MLS, USA
- 2007 – 2009 Assistant Coach United States Men’s National Team, USA
- 2007 – 2009 Head Coach United States Olympic Team & USA U-23 National Team
- 2004 – 2007 Head Coach DC United, Major League Soccer, USA
- 2003 – 2004 Director of International Relations/Ambassador Chicago Fire S.C, MLS, USA
- 2003 – 2004 Founder of Peter Nowak Soccer Academy – Chicago Illinois / Florida, USA
Experience as a Professional Player
- 1990 – 1997 Poland National Team (Captain)
- 1998 – 2003 Chicago Fire (Captain), Major League Soccer, USA
- 1994 – 1998 TSV 1860 Munich, 1.Bundesliga, Germany
- 1993 – 1994 Dynamo Dresden, 1.Bundesliga, Germany
- 1992 – 1993 Young Boys Bern, Super League, Switzerland
- 1990 – 1992 Bakirköyspor Istanbul, Super League, Turkey
- 1986 – 1990 Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Ekstraklasa, Poland
- 1985 – 1986 Widzew Lodz, Ekstraklasa, Poland
- 1978 – 1985 Poland Youth National Team
Awards
- 2016 Coach of the Year Poland / Gdansk
- 2005 Recipient of Cavalier Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, by President Aleksander Kwasniewski for achievements as Player and the Coach
- 2005 Mayor of Washington D.C. Anthony A. Williams named Piotr Nowak Day
- 2004 – 2005 – 2006 MLS Coach of the Year Finalist
- 2004 – 2006 – 2012 MLS All-Star Team Head Coach
- 1998 – 2004 MLS CUP Champion, first person to win MLS CUP as a Player & Coach
- 1998 – 2000 USA Open Cup Champion
- 1998 MLS CUP MVP
- 1998 – 2000 – 2001 Chicago Fire MVP MLS
- 2004 MLS Eastern Conference Champion
- 2005 ALL – TIME MLS Best XI
- 2006 MLS SUPPORTER’S SHIELD Winner
- 2007 USA Men’s National Team GOLD CUP Winner
- 2007 USA Men’s National Team MANDELA CUP Winner
- 2004 First inductee of the “Ring of Fire”, Chicago Fire’s Hall of Fame
Education
- UEFA PRO Coaching License # 10491 expires 12/31/202