Poland
Poland (POL)

Poland will face Germany, Montenegro and Spain in group D of the Women’s EHF EURO 2022 in Podgorica. After three participations without a victory, already the opener is crucial for the team of Norwegian-born head coach Arne Senstad.

In eight years, Poland have not won a single match at EHF EURO final tournaments - one point in the final group match of the EHF EURO 2020 against Germany was the only positive outcome in the last three events.

And in their next EHF EURO match, Germany are the opponents again on 5 November in Podgorica. This is already seen as a make-or-break match for the main round, with hosts Montenegro and 2019 World Championship silver medallists Spain also in group D.

The 20 players who form the current squad of the Polish side are a mixture of youth and experience. Due to different reasons, Poland had to send quite an inexperienced team to the EHF EURO 2020 in Denmark, where that draw against Germany meant the only point as Poland finished 14th. One year later, at the World Championship in Spain, the line-up looked quite different, as players such as Kinga Achruk, Magdalena Nocun and Monika Kobylinska helped Poland reach 15th position from 32 teams, even ahead of top nations such as Montenegro, Croatia and Angola. This year, Senstad can choose from youth and experience.

At the end of September and beginning of October, when other EHF EURO participants had test matches all over Europe, Arne Senstad had called 20 players for a training camp at Szczyrk. The only test matches on the way towards the final tournament will happen abroad: On 28 and 30 of October, Poland will be tested by Olympic champions France in Rennes and Nantes, before they travel to Podgorica.

33-year-old playmaker Kinga Achruk is the only Champions League winner in the current Polish squad. From 2013 until 2017, Achruk played for Buducnost and won the EHF Champions League in 2015, ensuring plenty of love upon her return.

Read more about the Polish team HERE

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EHF competition history

Top Results

ECh Beach Handball
2022 - 2nd place

ECh Beach Handball
2017 - 2nd place

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Key Players

Kinga Achruk
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current club: MKS Funfloor Lublin since 2017

  • Her parents, Malgorzata and Jacek, were professional handball players; Kinga started her career at the same club as her mother (Jaroslaw)
  • Became a national team player in 2006 and moved to MKS Zaglebie Lubin in 2008
  • Joined MKS Lublin after four seasons at Buducnost, where she won the CL in 2015
  • Missed the EHF EURO 2020 due to her pregnancy but was part of the coaching staff
  • Had an outstanding 28 assists and scored nine goals at the 2021 WCh

EC trophies: CL 2015

Monika Kobylinska
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current club: Brest Bretagne since 2019

  • Is the boss of Poland’s defence and plays a significant role in attack thanks to her international experience
  • After playing for Gliwice and Plock, she moved to Gdynia, where she became the Polish league’s top scorer in 2015/16, with 207 goals
  • Won the Polish championship in 2017 and the Polish Cup in 2015 and 2016 with Gdynia
  • Moved to German club TuS Metzingen in 2017 before joining French side Brest Bretagne in 2019
  • Has played for Poland’s national team since 2015 and was a CL finalist with Brest in 2021
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Head Coach

Arne Senstad

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current club: none

  • Took over from Leszek Krowicki in August 2019
  • Will have his third major tournament with Poland after the EHF EURO 2020 and the 2021 WCh
  • Started a huge transition with many young players in 2020
  • Played for clubs in Norway and Switzerland
  • Was coach of the women’s teams in Storhamar and Oppsal in Norway, where he was the best coach in the Norwegian league in 2012 and 2019