Rafał Grzyb


Rafał Sebastian Grzyb is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the assistant coach of Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. He also served as the councilor of the city of Białystok from the Civic Coalition committee from 2018 to 2024.

Club career

He is a home-grown of Wierna Małogoszcz. In January 2011, he moved from Polonia Bytom to Jagiellonia Białystok on two-and-a-half-year contract. In the latter team, he finished his career after the 2018–19 Ekstraklasa autumn round.

Managerial career

On 8 December 2019, he was appointed as the interim manager of Jagiellonia Białystok after Ireneusz Mamrot.
On 17 March 2021, he was appointed as the manager of Jagiellonia Białystok after Bogdan Zając. Despite his initial temporary presence, he held the position for several months. On 4 June, he was replaced by Ireneusz Mamrot.

Politics

In the 2018 Polish local elections, he ran for the councilor of the city of Białystok from the Civic Coalition committee. He received 755 votes and, according to the calculations of the National Electoral Commission, it was not enough to get a seat. However, thanks to resignation from the mandate of councilor Tadeusz Truskolaski, Grzyb took his place in the newly appointed city council. He sought reelection in 2024, but was unsuccessful.

Honours

Player

Jagiellonia Białystok