Nina Patalon (born 20 January 1986) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder, currently in charge of Poland women's national team.
Club career
In 2002 she began her career at Medyk Konin in the Ekstraliga, where she had played for many years, with an in-between stint at Czarni Sosnowiec. In 2011, due to an injury, she finished her football career as a player.
International career
From 2004 to 2006, she was a member of the under-19 national team. In 2009, she represented Poland as part of a students' team at the Summer Universiade 2009 in Belgrade.
Managerial career
After retiring from an active career she began working as a coach. Initially, from 2010, she trained Medyk Konin's youth team, and in January 2011, with Anna Gawrońska, became the head coach of the Medyk's senior squad. In 2011, she took on a role of an assistant coach for the under-15 squad, and in May 2014 she was appointed to the managerial position of the Poland U17s.
In March 2021 she replaced Miłosz Stępiński as the head coach of the senior national team, becoming the first female coach in history to hold this position. She made her debut in a friendly match against Sweden on 13 April 2021.
Personal life
In 2010, she graduated from the Academy of Physical Education in Poznań where she obtained a class II football coaching license.