Piotr Plewnia (born 29 May 1977) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Odra Opole II.
Career Coaching career Retiring at the end of 2012, Plewnia returned to his former club GKS Katowice, as a youth coach for the player from 1996.Piotr Plewnia wrócił do GKS-u Katowice. Czym będzie się zajmował?, slask.sport.pl, 22 February 2013 On 19 December 2013, he was then appointed assistant coach of Odra Opole.Piotr Plewnia drugim trenerem Odry Opole, 90minut.pl, 19 December 2013 In 2015, Plewnia was also coaching the club's U19 team alongside Tomasz Copik.Ulubieniec kibiców Odry Opole poprowadzi zespół juniorów, opole.wyborcza.pl, 28 June 2015 On 5 May 2018, he was appointed interim head coach following the release of Mirosław Smyła.Piotr Plewnia trenerem Odry Opole, 90minut.pl, 5 May 2018 Plewnia was in charge for two games, losing the first and winning the last, before Mariusz Rumak was hired as new head coach and therefore, Plewnia continued in his role as assistant coach.
On 24 August 2019, Plewnia was appointed head coach once again after Rumak was fired.Piotr Plewnia trenerem Odry Opole, 90minut.pl, 24 August 2019 This time, Plewnia was in charge for the rest of 2019. Out of 16 games, he won 6, lost 7 and drew 3 before Dietmar Brehmer was hired as new head coach from January 2020, with Plewnia continuing at the club in his role as an assistant coach.Były piłkarz, pierwszym trenerem. Dietmar Brehmer poprowadzi Odrę Opole, radio.opole.pl, 23 December 2019
On 17 August 2023, Plewnia was announced as the new manager of I liga side Chrobry Głogów, who at the time were placed bottom of the table, with no points gained in the first four rounds of the 2023–24 season. After spending the majority of the season in last place, Chrobry eventually finished in 12th. On 20 November 2024, he was sacked by the club following a series of poor results.
Plewnia joined fifth-tier side Małapanew Ozimek as an assistant in January 2025. On 6 September 2025, he returned to Odra Opole, taking on the role of assistant under head coach Jarosław Skrobacz. He was named caretaker head coach after Skrobacz's sacking on 2 March 2026. He led Odra to five wins, three draws and three losses during his third temporary stint. On 1 June 2026, Odra announced Plewnia would not be appointed on a permanent basis for the following season.
On 29 June 2026, he replaced Adam Berbelicki as the head coach of Odra Opole's reserve team.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordOdra Opole (caretaker)5 May 201814 May 2018Odra Opole (caretaker)24 August 201923 December 2019Odra Opole16 March 202117 October 2022Chrobry Głogów17 August 202320 November 2024Odra Opole (caretaker)2 March 20261 June 2026Odra Opole II29 June 2026PresentTotal
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