After Poland’s poor performance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, English football legend Steven Gerrard has emerged as a surprise candidate to become the country’s new head coach.
Poland is looking to replace former manager Czeslaw Michniewicz, whose contract was not renewed following a 3-1 World Cup round of 16 loss to France last December.
According to the Polish publication Meczyki, the country’s FA has already made contact with Gerrard, who has been out of work for the past two months after being fired by Aston Villa.
Other names on the list include Roberto Martinez, who took over as manager of Portugal on Monday after leaving Belgium, and Herve Renard, the Saudi Arabia coach who oversaw a stunning 2-1 victory over eventual World Cup winners Argentina.
Vladimir Petkovi, Paulo Bento, and Nenad Bjelica are among the other coaches being considered. Marek Papszun or Jan Urban are the Polish options.
Gerrard began his managerial career in 2018 with Scottish Premiership giants Rangers, after a brief stint with Liverpool’s U18s and U19s. In 2021, he won the club’s first title in ten years by going unbeaten for an entire year.
In November 2021, the Liverpool legend was named Aston Villa’s coach. He was fired this season, however, after a 3-0 loss to Fulham in October.