After the main stage of the PlusLiga Trefl, Gdańsk finished in sixth place behind Projekt Warszawa, ZAKSA, Jastrzębski Węgiel, Warta Zawiercie and Asseco Resovia. In the playoffs, the Gdansk Lions faced the reigning vice-champions of Poland, whom they lost 0: 3 and lost their chances for medals. Now representatives of the club have decided on the future of the coach.
Before this season, coach Igor Yurichich joined Trefl Gdansk, who in the previous season led the Russian Kuzbass Kemerovo. The 48-year-old native of Rijeka, the coach of the 2021/2022 season, finished seventh, and also reached the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup with the team. The current season in PlusLiga ended with a record 20 wins out of 30 possible in the main round, and at the end of the season they are fighting for 5th place with Projekt Warszawa.
Trefl Gdansk makes decision on coach
The authorities of Gdansk Lviv have made a decision about the future of the Croatian coach. Representatives of the club from Pomerania announced that Igor Juricic will head Trefl Gdansk in the 2023/2024 season as well. The coach signed a one-year contract with the possibility of an extension for another season. “At Trefl Gdańsk, I have excellent conditions to lead the team, the club is well managed, it has a very good atmosphere, we also have very dedicated and friendly fans,” he told the club’s media.
- When I started working at Trefl Gdansk a year ago, few people in Poland knew me as a coach, so first of all I want to thank the club for the trust. PlusLiga is the strongest volleyball competition, and I have big ambitions, so I am very happy that I can work in such a place,” he added.
President of Trefl Gdańsk: After the first conversation, I felt that we have similar views
President of Trefl Gdańsk Dariusz Gadomski is also pleased with the cooperation with the Croatian coach. - When we announced a year ago that Igor Juricic would be the coach of Trefl Gdansk, I said that after the first telephone conversation with the coach, I felt that we had similar views on volleyball, team development and that we were looking in the same direction. direction - he showed.
“The last few months have only confirmed that. The goals we set for ourselves before the season were not only to reach the playoff stage, but also to develop young players and build a fighting mentality in the team. After a very intense seven months of games, I can confirm that this is exactly the team we were watching at the time, he stressed.
Recall that Lukasz Kampa, Kamil Droszynski, Jan Martinez Franca, Nikolay Savitsky, Karol Urbanowicz, Patrick Czekay, Aleksey Nasiewicz and David Pruszkowski have important contracts for the 2023/2024 season in Gdansk.
Source: Wprost
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