Jacek Zieliński (born 22 March 1961 in

Tarnobrzeg Tarnobrzeg is a city in south-eastern Poland (historic Lesser Poland), on the east bank of the river Vistula, with 49,419 inhabitants, as of 31 December 2009. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Polish: ''Województwo podkarpackie'') since ...

) is a Polish

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and retired footballer, currently in charge of

Cracovia Cracovia is the Latin name for the Polish city of Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh cen ...

Career

Zieliński began his career at

Siarka Tarnobrzeg Siarka Tarnobrzeg () is a Polish professional football club, based in Tarnobrzeg, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, which competes in II liga in the 2022–23 season, the third tier of the national football league system. In early 1990s, Siarka playe ...

, and became captain in the 1977 season.

Manager career

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

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce, , (Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish football club, which will compete in Ekstraklasa in the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa, 2022–23 season. In the year ...

GKS Bełchatów GKS Bełchatów is a Polish professional football club based in Bełchatów that currently plays in the IV liga. History GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Klasa A in 1977 under the name of Węgiel Brunatny Bełchatów, and gained promotion to ...

Górnik Łęczna Gornik may refer to one of the following. * Gornik, Pleven Province, a village in Chechen Republic * April Gornik, an American painter *Górnik (means " Miner" in Polish) is a common name of Polish sports teams: **Górnik Konin ** Górnik Łęczna ...

, Groclin Dyskobolia, and

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract ...

. 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 association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

, 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

Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

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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 22 March 2011, he returned to

After a two-year hiatus, he returned to Polish football as a manager on 10 November 2021, taking charge of

for a second time in his career.

Honours

Manager

;Lech Poznań *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

: 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 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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Jacek Zieliński trenerem Lecha Poznań
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zielinski, Jacek (1961) Polish footballers Polish football managers People from Tarnobrzeg 1961 births Living people Siarka Tarnobrzeg players Gwardia Warsaw players Stal Stalowa Wola players Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers II liga managers Lech Poznań managers Odra Wodzisław Śląski managers GKS Bełchatów managers Ruch Chorzów managers Piast Gliwice managers Polonia Warsaw managers Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski managers MKS Cracovia managers Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza managers Arka Gdynia managers Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship Association football midfielders