Rafał Ulatowski (born 26 January 1973) is a Polish professional football manager and executive who is currently the sporting director of Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafał Ulatowski | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Łódź, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zagłębie Lubin (sporting director) | ||
| 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 | |||
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
editIn 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 occasions.[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]
On 9 June 2025, Ulatowski returned to Zagłębie Lubin after 17 years, after being appointed as their new sporting director.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 26 May 2024
| 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 | 53.57 |
| GKS Bełchatów | 8 January 2009 | 21 May 2010 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 43.75 |
| Cracovia | 28 May 2010 | 27 October 2010 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 16.67 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 9 November 2011 | 14 December 2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 25.00 |
| Miedź Legnica | 12 June 2013 | 9 September 2013 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 22.22 |
| GKS Bełchatów | 24 June 2015 | 30 May 2016 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 28.57 |
| Lech Poznań (caretaker) | 10 May 2018 | 20 May 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 66.67 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2 April 2019 | 31 December 2020 | 66 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 108 | 98 | +10 | 37.88 |
| Resovia | 4 December 2023 | 19 June 2024 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 27.78 |
| Total | 227 | 85 | 55 | 87 | 310 | 287 | +23 | 37.44 | ||
Honours
editLech Poznań II
- III liga, group II: 2018–19[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Ulatowski odchodzi z Cracovii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ "Lechia Gdańsk - Rafał Ulatowski w Lechii" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011. Rafał Ulatowski w Lechii
- ↑ "Rafał Ulatowski odszedł z GKS-u Bełchatów" (in Polish). 90minut.pl.
- ↑ "Artur Węska nowym trenerem rezerw" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Rafał Ulatowski odchodzi z Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "Oficjalnie: Pierwszoligowy klub wybrał nowego trenera. Totalne zaskoczenie". sport.pl (in Polish). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Rafał Ulatowski odchodzi z Resovii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ↑ Janas, Piotr (10 June 2025). "Rafał Ulatowski nowym dyrektorem sportowym KGHM Zagłębia Lubin". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "Rezerwy Lecha Poznań awansowały do II ligi!" (in Polish). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links
edit- Rafał Ulatowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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