Jacek Zieliński (born 22 March 1961) is a Polish professional

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and former

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who is currently in charge of

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

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Playing career

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

Managerial career

Zieliński later took over the manager role at many Polish clubs, such as

GKS Bełchatów GKS Bełchatów is a Polish professional football club based in Bełchatów. The club currently competes in group I of the III liga. History GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Klasa A in 1977 under the name of Węgiel Brunatny Bełchatów, and ...

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, Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, and

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. On 5 June 2009, he took over

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

, where he won

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in his first season with the team. After crashing out of Champions League qualifications in the third round, Zieliński led the team to the top of their

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after the first two games. However, Lech was underperforming in the league, with the team temporarily stranded at the very bottom of the table. On 2 November 2010, he was dismissed. On 24 March 2011, he returned to

. After a two-year hiatus, Zieliński returned to Polish football as a manager on 10 November 2021, taking charge of Cracovia for a second time in his career. Following a 2–2 home draw to last-placed

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on 5 April 2024, he was dismissed. On 7 August 2024, Zieliński signed a one-year contract to manage

, making his return to the Świętokrzyskie club after 24 years.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Dyskobolia Grodzisk *

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: 2007–08 Lech Poznań *

: 2009–10 *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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Jacek Zieliński trenerem Lecha Poznań
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