Rafał Ulatowski

Rafał Ulatowski (born 26 January 1973 in Łódź) is a Polish football manager, currently serving as Lech Poznań's head of youth development.[1]

Rafał Ulatowski
Personal information
Full name Rafał Ulatowski
Date of birth (1973-01-26) 26 January 1973
Place of birth Łódź, Poland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań (head of youth development)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Manager career

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

In July 2008, Ulatowski became assistant coach for the Poland national football team under Leo Beenhakker. He continued working with the Poland national team 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 2009–2010 season, finishing fifth in the league.

A few days after his departure from Bełchatów, he was signed by Cracovia Kraków, 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 24 October 2010, Ulatowski resigned from his position.

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]

He has worked with the youth and reserve system at Lech Poznań since 2016, and managed Lech's reserve team from 2019 until 2020.[4]

References
  1. "Ludzie - Rafał Ulatowski" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  2. "Lechia Gdańsk - Rafał Ulatowski w Lechii" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-09. 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. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
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