Jacek Zieliński (footballer, born 1961)

Jacek Zieliński

Zieliński as Lech Poznań manager
Personal information
Full name	Jacek Zieliński
Date of birth	(1961-03-22) 22 March 1961 (age 60)
Place of birth	Tarnobrzeg, Poland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1979	Siarka Tarnobrzeg
1980–1984	Gwardia Warszawa
1984–1993	Siarka Tarnobrzeg
1993	Stal Stalowa Wola	15	(0)
Teams managed
1995	Siarka Tarnobrzeg II
1995–1997	Alit Ożarów
1998–1999	Siarka Tarnobrzeg
2000	Korona Kielce
2001	Tłoki Gorzyce
2002	GKS Bełchatów
2002–2004	Górnik Łęczna
2004–2006	Piast Gliwice
2006–2007	Odra Wodzisław Śląski
2007–2008	Groclin Dyskobolia
2008–2009	Polonia Warsaw
2009–2010	Lech Poznań
2011–2012	Polonia Warsaw
2012–2013	Ruch Chorzów
2015–2017	Cracovia
2018	Termalica
2019	Arka Gdynia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jacek Zieliński (born 22 March 1961 in Tarnobrzeg) is a Polish footballer, and football coach.^[1]

Career[]

Zieliński began his career at Siarka Tarnobrzeg, and became captain in the 1977 season.

Manager career[]

Zieliński later took over the manager role at many Polish clubs, such as Korona Kielce, GKS Bełchatów, Górnik Łęczna, Groclin Dyskobolia, and Polonia Warsaw.

On 5 June 2009 he took over Lech Poznań where he won Polish Championship in 2009/2010 season. After defeat in Champions League third round qualifications, team was moved to Europa League then won next games and has been promoted to group stage of this tournament. Under management of Jacek Zieliński club successfully compete with Juventus and Manchester City but same time in Polish Ekstraklasa was one of the worst teams among others. This resulted in his dismissal from Lech Poznań manager on 5 November 2010.

On 22 March 2011 Jacek Zieliński, after 2 years break, returned on position of Polonia Warsaw manager.

References[]

External links[]

• Jacek Zieliński at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Jacek Zieliński trenerem Lecha Poznań