Nina Patalon is the first ever woman to hold this position. She started her football career back in 2002 at Medyk Konin, while after finishing her competitive path she focused on her coaching work. In 2010 she was put in charge of women’s football teams, and in 2014 was appointed  coach of Poland's national under-17 team, with which she advanced to the continental championship finals in 2018. In 2021 she became head coach of the A national team. Nina Patalon also holds the position of training coordinator of women's football in the Polish Football Association. Thanks to her courage and determination to achieve her goal, she is currently the only woman in Poland with a UEFA Pro license. “I said loudly what I wanted. I'm not afraid of risk and rejection. All my life I've been dealing with this as a woman in football,” the coach said.

The potential of the Polish women's football team is enormous. It is currently made up of a base of thirty players, and the team is undergoing a clear generational change. “We need a bold, defensive style. In three years I am able to bring the girls, who are now at the ideal moment of development, to the best intensity of the game.” - Patalon stressed. The goal of the Polish women's national football team is now the Euro 2025 championship, and the coach wants to build a strong team able to fight together for gold.

Building a good team is a long and complex process. For example, it took Patalon about seven years to build the Medyk Konin team. “So much time was needed to shape the players, arrange the game and good cooperation. Until a year ago, ¾ of these women were amateur players - now they have signed professional contracts. This whole process is a huge lesson in humility and dedication,” the coach noted.

“A good player is trained from an early age. It is important to show, especially to children from small towns, that they have a chance. Let's note that girls are more involved in various actions at school than boys - this can be seen already in grades 1-3. Unfortunately, today schools are less and less involved in the sports education of children. There is also a huge problem with stereotyping and relegating girls to the margins of society. However, changing socio-cultural conditions can help, as well as promotional campaigns of large companies, as the campaign entitled: Tymbark - from the backyard to the stadium. Abroad, girls are no longer judged by their appearance, but by their skills. Women in sports need to learn to say out loudly what they want,”  Nina Patalon stressed.

Women's football - both in Poland and across the world - faces many difficulties. These range from the lack of women in governing structures to a lack of faith in the sport's female potential. “It is necessary to build a strong lobby for women's sports. Without structural changes, it is very difficult for us to go higher. Sponsors need to be visionary in this case and understand that it is worth investing in the women's section, as this is an area characterized by an extremely rapid pace of development. Companies should want to sponsor women's teams, as, from a business point of view, this is an easy way to open up to new markets,” Nina Patalon noted.

The first strategy for the development of women's football is good and committed cooperation with the Polish Football Association. A step that will definitely accelerate this development will be the club's entry into the Premier League, for which the women's team has a very good chance in the near future. “We have taken up the challenge to climb Mount Everest, not Rysy mountain - that's why it will be more difficult,”  Nina Patalon concluded.