Aleksandar Vuković Appointed New Cracovia Head Coach
Cracovia appointed Aleksandar Vuković as their new head coach on Wednesday handing the 47-year-old manager a contract running until June 30, 2028, with an option for an additional 12 months, SportoweFakty reported.
The appointment follows the dismissal of Bartosz Grzelak on November 8, 2026, after a 2-1 derby defeat against Wisła Kraków on November 6, according to Interia Sport. Grzelak left the team sitting fifteenth in the Ekstraklasa table, just above the relegation zone with only 12 points from 14 matches. He is the third manager to work at Cracovia this year, following Grzelak and Luka Elsner.
Extensive League Experience
Vuković inherits a squad that has secured just three victories throughout the 2026/27 campaign since April 2026, and only two teams in the Ekstraklasa have scored fewer goals than the club.
As a player, Vuković appeared in 242 matches in ekstraklasa, representing the colors of Legia Warszawa and Korona Kielce, capturing two league titles and one Polish Cup with Legia. The Serbian coach has already managed 177 matches as a head coach at the Ekstraklasa level across stints with Legia Warszawa, Piasta Gliwice, and Widzew Łódź.
He began his coaching career in the coaching staffs of Korona and Legia, becoming the head coach of the Warsaw team in April 2019 before returning after a year to secure survival, and later managed Piasta Gliwice for nearly three years, finishing fifth and twice tenth.
Vuković previously managed Widzew Łódź after starting his work on March 5, successfully keeping the team in the league before his departure on September 10, when he was dismissed following a slow start to the new season.
His appointment at Cracovia also coincides with backroom changes that saw assistant coaches Grzegorz Mokry and Patric Jildefalk leave the club, while Tomasz Włodarczyk from “Meczyków” reported that the club had previously held talks with Aleksandar Vuković and Jens Gustafsson.
Upcoming Debut Against Jagiellonia
The new manager takes charge during the ongoing international break, giving him time to prepare the squad before his first match on the bench on November 21 at 14:45 against Jagiellonia Białystok.
“Zarząd KS Cracovia S.A. informuje, że podjął decyzję o zakończeniu współpracy z trenerem Bartoszem Grzelakiem. Trenerowi Bartoszowi Grzelakowi życzymy powodzenia oraz sukcesów w dalszej karierze zawodowej. Nowy trener pierwszej drużyny zostanie przedstawiony w najbliższym czasie”
— club administration”
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