Career Plan - Artem Sokol

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WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ

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Content
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Widzew Łódź – Club, Fans, Stadium, Vision & Goals
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Widzew – The Door to Europe
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Career Development Next Step
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Łódź & Poland - Dynamic development

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Widzew Łódź – Trophies
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7
League
Champion
League
Runner-up
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1
League
Cup
League
SuperCup

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Widzew Łódź – European successes
1982/1983
1995/1996
UEFA
European Champion
Clubs’ Cup
Semi-Final
UEFA
Champions League
Group Stage
1976
1982
Intertoto Cup
Intertoto Cup
Widzew Łódź players celebrating their promotion into
the next round of the UEFA European Champion Clubs’ Cup
at famous Anfield Road in 1983.

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Widzew Łódź : Position in table in 2021/22 season
GOAL
Promotion into First Tier
PKO BP Ekstraklasa

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Widzew Łódź : People & Principles
Widzew Łódź is managed by the two
owners - Tomasz Stamirowski and the
association
called
Stowarzyszenie
Reaktywacja Tradycji Sportowych Widzew
Łódź. The atmosphere surrounding our
club is fully professional and friendly.
Tomasz Stamirowski (The owner of the club)
Mateusz Dróżdż (Chairman of the Board)
We want to give an opportunity to
everyone
working
at our club to develop and improve.
Our principles of being innovative and
ambitious makes us to an very special
football club with fantastic fans.
Michał Rydz (Vice-chairman of the Board)
Janusz Niedźwiedź (Head coach)

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Widzew Łódź : Fans and Stadium

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Widzew Łódź : Fans and Stadium
Our fan base is one of
the most passionate and loudest in Europe.
We have achieved the highest season tickets
sell in Eastern Europe.
Stadium Capacity
18.018

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STADIUM
STADION MIEJSKI W ŁODZI
A modern, multifunctional sports stadium located in Widzew at al.
marsz. Józefa Piłsudskiego 138 in Łódź. The stadium is owned by
the city of Łódź and is used by the Widzew Łódź football team,
while the single-storey stands can seat 18,018 people.
TRAINING CENTER
ŁODZIANKA
The renovated sports complex at ul. Małachowskiego 5 in
Łódź. The investment amounted over EUR 2.5 milion. The
modernization of the historic building of Łodzianka in recent
years has included the construction of a hybrid field for rugby
and football, football fields with natural and synthetic
surfaces and the stands that support them.

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TRAINING CENTER
ŁODZIANKA
Our players have at their disposal a modern training
center in the 3 Maja Park.
Players training at the Łodzianka Training Center can use a FIFAcertified synthetic grass pitch, a training pitch for goalkeepers, a hybrid
grass pitch and, above all, a natural grass pitch. The facilities with an
area of over 900 m2 are a modern building with changing rooms and a
gym.
The Łodzianka training complex is primarily a place of integration of
the Academy's players with the first-team players. The ability to watch
older colleagues is a huge stimulus to work, improve their skills so that
they can join the first team in the future.

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Training : Infrastructure

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Widzew Łódź : Vision and Goals

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Widzew Łódź : Vision and Goals
To get the promotion into first tier - Ekstraklasa
Have a rational Transfer Policy and enhance the Transfer accuracy
through Scouting Be the Door to European top clubs
Enable the Transition of academy players to the 1st Team
Be the symbol of the region Łódzkie, with which the fans identify
and are proud of.

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Widzew Łódź vs. Energetik-BGU
Widzew Łódź
Energetik-BGU
Offensive style of playing 3-4-2-1 / 3-5-2
High pressing
Combination Football (One-Touch, short
passes, through passes)
Image for big talents and good Scouting
Lower pressure and expectations
Lower attendance at the stadium
Less passionate atmosphere at home games

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Widzew Łódź : Squad and competition

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Widzew Łódź : Your Position and job
ARTEM SOKOL
Your Position: Nr 4 (1-3-4-3) – Centre-Back
OUR Expectations: tackling, anticipation, air challenges,
set pieces in defense, long passes, playing under pressure
YOUR JOB: Domination and control in the defensive zone
– being a team leader at Widzew Łódź!!!
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WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ
The Door to Europe

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Career Planning : Why Widzew?
What’s the next step?
Perfect step to play in Widzew Łódź!
Need for stability.
New challenges play under higher pressure
Need for new challenges.
Play in front of big crowds
Need for playing in other country.
Improve your statistics
Possibility to
get attention of
the wealthy clubs
from exotic countries
(e.g. UAE, Qatar, India)
Free
Agent
Widzew
Łódź
Wealthy & exotic
League

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Career Planning : Why Widzew?
1
ARTEM SOKOL - AS THE KEY DEFENSE PLAYER –
MAJOR INFLUENCE IN THE GAME OF WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ
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ATTRACTIVE & OFFENSIVE STYLE OF PLAYING,
SCORING GOALS THROUGH THE WINGS AND THROUGH PASSES,
INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS AND COMBINATION GAME
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PLAYING IN FRONT OF THE ONE OF THE BEST SUPPORTERS
IN THE COUNTRY AND EUROPE
WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ, IS SCOUTED BY CLUBS AROUND THE WORLD
AND IS THEREFORE THE TRAMPOLINE TO THE WEALTHY LEAGUES

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Career planning : Your Road Map – Next Season Plan
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ACLIMATISATION PROCESS –
GET TO KNOW THE TEAM AND LEARN THE LANGUAGE
2
WORK HARD ON TRAINING AND PREPARATION STAGE –
GET READY TO PLAY IN THE NEW SEASON
3
FIGHT FOR THE STARTING LINE UP –
THERE ARE ENOUGH MATCHES
LEAGUE MATCHES AND TEST MATCHES
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SEASON 2021/2022 – HAVE A BIG IMPACT
ON THE GAME OF WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ
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BECOME ONE OF THE KEY PLAYERS FOR THE TEAM

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City of Łódź
Regular pop / rock / R 'n'B concerts by international
music stars in the stadium and on the Old Square Market.
Łódź has an unforgettable aura, International Trade Fair, beautiful
City Centre, there are also many theaters and places of
entertainment.
Łódź is the city with the third largest green space facilities in
Poland.
The shopping center Manufaktura is a fantastic place
to spend time with family outside the house.
The main showcase of Łódź is Piotrkowska Street, which is one of
the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe and is one of the
major tourist attractions of the city.

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Preschool & English speaking school in Łódź
PRESCHOOL
There are several preschools in Łódź
where the staff care about children's
development and use the English
language everyday during various
activites. One of the them is the
International Kindergarten LITTLE GENIUS
located at Sienkiewicza 100 St.
ENGLISH SPEAKING SCHOOL
British International School of the
University of Lodz is the only school in
central Poland that provides education for
children from beginning to end in 3
languages – English, Spanish and Polish.
The youngest pupils are 3 years old and
the oldest ones are close to 19.

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Poland - BENEFITS
1. Lower cost of living in Poland,
2. Attractive location in the center of Europe,
3. Lower rental rates than in many other countries,
4. Euro is worth more in Poland
(losses of the national currency in Poland (-5%) against
the euro leads to a purchasing power growth)
5. Large Economic Growth in past few years

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ARTEM
WE ARE
WAITING
FOR YOU!