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Rafał Ulatowski

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Rafał Ulatowski
Personal information
Full name Rafał Ulatowski
Date of birth (1973-01-26) 26 January 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth Łódź, Poland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1991 ŁKS Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 ŁKS Łódź
1992–1994 Bałtyk Gdynia
2000 Leiknir Fáskrúðsfirði
2001–2003 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
Managerial career
1996–1999 ŁKS Łódź (youth)
2000 Leiknir Fáskrúðsfirði
2001–2004 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
2007–2008 Zagłębie Lubin
2009–2010 GKS Bełchatów
2010 Cracovia
2011 Lechia Gdańsk
2013 Miedź Legnica
2015–2016 GKS Bełchatów
2018 Lech Poznań (caretaker)
2018 Lech Poznań II (caretaker)
2018 Lech Poznań II (caretaker)
2019–2020 Lech Poznań II
2023–2024 Resovia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafał Ulatowski (born 26 January 1973) is a Polish professional football manager who was most recently in charge of Resovia.

Previously a professional player as a midfielder, he has also worked as a sports commentator. His father Zdzisław was also a player and manager.

Managerial career

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In October 2006, he became assistant coach at Zagłębie Lubin under Czesław Michniewicz, after spending the previous two years at Lech Poznań working with Michniewicz in the same capacity. The club won the league title in the 2006–07 season. In October 2007, the club appointed Ulatowski as head coach. Zagłębie finished the 2007–08 season in fifth place but was relegated one division after past corruption was uncovered.

In July 2008, Ulatowski left Zagłębie to join the Poland national team's coaching staff as an assistant under Leo Beenhakker. He continued working with Poland in a reduced capacity until Beenhakker was sacked in September 2009. In January 2009, he was named manager of GKS Bełchatów after the resignation of Paweł Janas and continued with the club until the end of 2009–10 season, finishing fifth in the league.

A few days after his departure from Bełchatów, he was signed by Cracovia, taking the club's hot seat after Orest Lenczyk. The first months with the new team were far from successful, as Cracovia earned only four points in nine games and occupied the last position in the league's table. On 27 October 2010, Ulatowski was relieved of his duties.[1]

On 9 November 2011, he signed a contract with Lechia Gdańsk.[2] He had further unsuccessful spells with Miedź Legnica and a second spell with GKS Bełchatów which saw the club relegated.[3]

In 2016, he returned to Lech Poznań, where he worked with the youth and reserve system, mainly as the head of youth development, and managed Lech's reserve team on several occassions.[4] He left the club in May 2023.[5]

On 5 December 2023, he resumed his managerial career, agreeing to manage I liga club Resovia, who at the time of his appointment were placed in the relegation zone, four points away from safety.[6] Despite winning on the last matchday, Resovia finished the 2023–24 season in 16th and were relegated to the third division.[7] He left the club by mutual consent on 19 June 2024.[8]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 26 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Zagłębie Lubin 22 October 2007 11 July 2008 28 15 7 6 47 28 +19 053.57
GKS Bełchatów 8 January 2009 21 May 2010 48 21 13 14 59 44 +15 043.75
Cracovia 28 May 2010 27 October 2010 12 2 1 9 11 25 −14 016.67
Lechia Gdańsk 9 November 2011 14 December 2011 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 025.00
Miedź Legnica 12 June 2013 9 September 2013 9 2 3 4 12 9 +3 022.22
GKS Bełchatów 24 June 2015 30 May 2016 35 10 8 17 32 41 −9 028.57
Lech Poznań (caretaker) 10 May 2018 20 May 2018 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Lech Poznań II (caretaker) 27 May 2018 3 June 2018 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
Lech Poznań II (caretaker) 5 November 2018 25 November 2018 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 066.67
Lech Poznań II 2 April 2019 31 December 2020 66 25 16 25 108 98 +10 037.88
Resovia 4 December 2023 19 June 2024 18 5 5 8 24 30 −6 027.78
Total 227 85 55 87 310 287 +23 037.44

Honours

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Lech Poznań II

References

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  1. ^ "Ulatowski odchodzi z Cracovii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Lechia Gdańsk - Rafał Ulatowski w Lechii" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011. Rafał Ulatowski w Lechii
  3. ^ "Rafał Ulatowski odszedł z GKS-u Bełchatów" (in Polish). 90minut.pl.
  4. ^ "Artur Węska nowym trenerem rezerw" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Rafał Ulatowski odchodzi z Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Oficjalnie: Pierwszoligowy klub wybrał nowego trenera. Totalne zaskoczenie". sport.pl (in Polish). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ Pasternak, Dominik (26 May 2024). "Resovia spadła do 2. ligi. Polonia Warszawa wygrała w Rzeszowie i przedłużyła ligowy byt". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Rafał Ulatowski odchodzi z Resovii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Rezerwy Lecha Poznań awansowały do II ligi!" (in Polish). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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