Bartosz Grzelak
Bartosz Piotr Grzelak is a Swedish football manager. He is also a former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Grzelak made his sole Allsvenskan appearance for AIK on 26 October 1997 in a 1997 Allsvenskan game against Malmö FF when he replaced Johan Mjällby in the last couple of minutes of the game. He was also a Sweden U19 international, appearing in seven games in 1996.Managerial career
In 2009 Grzelak became playing assistant manager of the small suburban Stockholm club IK Frej when they played in division 2. He became head coach and sporting director for the club in 2012 when the club was playing in Division 1 Norra. In 2014, Frej won promotion to Superettan for the first time in club history. The team finished 14th in their debut season but retained their place after winning the relegation play-offs. In 2016, IK Frej finished in 10th place — their best-ever league finish. Grzelak left the club in the summer of 2017 to join AIK’s coaching staff.In June 2017 he joined as assistant manager to Rikard Norling in Allsvenskan side AIK. The team finished second behind Malmö FF in the 2017 Allsvenskan. In the 2018 season, AIK won the league, becoming Swedish champions for the 12th time.
In December 2018 he was appointed as assistant manager to the Sweden national under-21 football team.
In July 2020 he was appointed as AIK's new head coach, following the dismissal of Norling. At the time, the team was in 12th place in Allsvenskan. After a strong second half of the season, AIK finished in 9th place. In the 2021 season, AIK finished second, level on points with Malmö FF, who won the title on goal difference.
In August 2022, Grzelak was dismissed as the head coach of AIK after a string of poor performances in August, including a 3-0 defeat away against 1. FC Slovácko in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, as well as a 1-0 defeat against Kalmar FF and a 2-2 draw against IFK Värnamo in Allsvenskan. At the time, AIK were in 5th place in Allsvenskan.