Dawid Banaczek (born 3 June 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
Dawid was born in Gdynia and grew up in Gdaà Âsk (both being parts of Tricity urban area in Poland). Dawid's father, Ryszard, was a rugby Polish national team player and then a rugby coach in Lechia Gdaà Âsk, while his mother Barbara was a volleyball player. Dawid is the eldest of two boys.
Banaczek made his first appearance for Lechia Gdaà Âsk where he began his trainings in 1987. As a teenager, Banaczek represented Poland U16 to U21. In 1995, he participated in the U16 European Championships, held in Belgium.
He had played in the Lechia senior team for three seasons. In 1999, Banaczek signed a 2-year contract with Bayern Munich II. In the new club, Dawid played for two seasons for the reserves team.
In 2001, he had signed a contract with the Swedish club IFK Norrköping in which he debuted in Allsvenskan. Between 2001 and 2003, Banaczek (with a short, three-month interval in RKS Radomsko), played continuously for the IFK.
In 2005, he moved to Ekstraklasa side Amica Wronki. Under supervision of coach Maciej Skorà ¼a, he spent one round as a substitute.
He enjoyed his greatest successes as a player in Zagà ÂÃÂbie Lubin, with whom, in the 2006âÂÂ07 season, he won the championship of Poland. A year prior, Zagà ÂÃÂbie finished the season in 3rd. Beside Zagà ÂÃÂbie and Amica Wronki, Banaczek played in two more teams of the Ekstraklasa: RKS Radomsko and Widzew à Âódà º.
The last high-level stop in his football career was the Czech team Sigma Olomouc, whom he joined in 2007.
He was repeatedly a member of Polish youth national teams, from U15 to U21. In 1995, under coach Andrzej Zamilski, he participated in the European U16 Championship in Belgium.
In 2012, Dawid Banaczek started cooperation with Lechia Gdaà Âsk, where he led the team of the Lechia Gdaà Âsk Football Academy U9.
On 1 July 2013, Banaczek assumed the position of the head coach of the Kaszubia Koà Âcierzyna, on a one-year deal.
From July to August 2015 he was the head coach of Lechia Gdaà Âsk's U17 team.
After 8 weeks of working with U17s, he became the assistant for Thomas von Heesen in the senior team. Following von Heesen's dismissal, he became the caretaker manager on 3 December 2015.
From 1 July 2016, he was an assistant coach of Drutex Bytovia Bytów.
Dawid is married to Anna Iga. Together they have a daughter Laura, who is an artistic gymnast in SGA Gdynia.
In 2011, Dawid Banaczek has established the Football Pro Academy. The principal goal of the academy, to be achieved within several years, is to search for talents and children with passion and enthusiasm to practice this sport, and subsequently, beginning of trainings on a more advanced level.
Banaczek speaks English and German.
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Zagà ÂÃÂbie Lubin