Shek Borkowski (born 30 January 1963) is a Polish
women's association football manager who is currently the head coach of
Puerto Rico Sol. He last managed the
Puerto Rico women's national football team from 2017 to 2018. He was also the manager of
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
from 2012 to 2017.
Known primarily for his prominence within women's soccer, Borkowski has won 7 league titles and 2 cups in 3 countries. He is the only Polish manager who won domestic titles in three different countries.
He is most notable for his success with FC Indiana where he won two WPSL titles and two US Open Cup titles. Borkowski was named the 2005 WPSL National Coach of the Year and received the 2008 Field Turf W-League Coach of the Year award.
In 2009 he helped Zvezda-2005 to Russian Superior League title, and in 2010 led Zvezda to round 16 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In 2018/19, 2021 and 2022 he led Puerto Rico Sol FC to four consecutive Women's Liga Puerto Rico titles, winning 59 consecutive games.
Borkowski likes his teams to play with "good organisation and structure". He prefers his teams to control the game by being confident on the ball and assured when passing.
Managerial career
*2018-:
Puerto Rico Sol
*2017-2018:
Puerto Rico
*2012–16:
Haiti women's national football team,
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
*2011–12:
FC Indiana, USA
*2009–2010:
Zvezda-2005
Zvezda-2005 Perm (russian: "Звезда-2005" Пермь) is a Russian professional women's football club currently competing in the Russian Women's Football Championship.
History
The club is based in the city of Perm and takes its name from me ...
Perm,
Russia
*2004–2009: FC Indiana, USA
*2000–2007: FC Indiana (Men), USA
Career statistics
Borkowski's Women's World Cup qualifying record.
Titles
In nine seasons of club management, Borkowski has led three different clubs (in USA, Russia and Puerto Rico) to 7 domestic league and 2 cup titles and UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 qualification.
Russian Women's Supreme League (2009),
Women's Premier Soccer League (2010), WPSL (2007),
US Open Cup (2005, 2008)
Puerto Rico (women's)
*Liga Puerto Rico Champions (2022)
*Liga Puerto Rico Champions (2021)
*Liga Puerto Rico Champions (2018/19)
Haiti
*Caribbean Football Union U-20 Champions (2015)
Haiti
*Caribbean Football Union U-15 Champions (2014)
Russia
Zvezda-2005 Perm (2009–2010)
*
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16
Zvezda-2005 Perm (2009–2010)
*
Supreme League Champions
USA
FC Indiana (2008)
*
US Open Cup Champions
USA
FC Indiana (2007)
*
WPSL Champions
USA
FC Indiana (2005)
*
WPSL Champions
USA
FC Indiana (2005)
*
US Open Cup Champions
Individual honors
*2008 FieldTurf
W-League Coach of the Year
*2005
Women's Premier Soccer League Coach of the Year
Coaching tree
Below is a list of coaches who played and/or coached under Shek Borkowski.
* Kaloyan Petkov - Kazakhstan WNT
* Natalia Zinchenko - Ukraine WNT
* Fiorda Charles - Haiti WNT
* Lorena Soto - Paraguay WNT
* Elena Suslova - Zvezda-2005 Perm
* Steve Brdarski - St Bonaventure University
* Craig Roberts - Ball State University
* Michael Voss - Grace College
* Sharolta Nonen - Florida International University
* Kristin Eggert - Liberty University
* Justin Crew - Ancilla College
* Annie Hamel - Simon Fraser University
* Alicia Schuck - Rollins College
Notable players coached
*
Mizuho Sakaguchi, JPN
*
Monica Ocampo
Monica may refer to:
People
*Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
* Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
* Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer ...
, MEX
*
Fatima Leyva
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...
, MEX
*
Aivi Luik, AUS
*
Lauren Sesselmann, CAN
*
Ksenia Tsybutovich, RUS
* Elizabeta Tona, ITA
*
Elena Danilova
Elena Yurievna Danilova is a former international Russian football forward who played for Ryazan VDV.
At 16 she took part in the 2003 World Cup. She scored Russia's last goal in the tournament, in the quarterfinals against eventual champions Ge ...
, RUS
*
Lisa-Marie Woods, NOR
*
Laura del Rio
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People
* Laura (given name)
* Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert
Places Australia
* Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula
* Laura, South Australia
* Laura Bay, a bay on ...
, ESP
*
Ria Percival
Ria Dawn Percival (born 7 December 1989) is a New Zealand professional women's footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur in the FA WSL and the New Zealand national team. She previously played for FFC Frankfurt and F ...
, NZL
*
Marie-Eve Nault, CAN
*
Sharolta Nonen, CAN
References
External links
Official Puerto Rico Solwebsite
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borkowski, Shek
1963 births
Living people
Polish football managers
People from Rzeszów
Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Soccer coaches from Indiana
Women's association football managers
Women's national association football team managers