Ryszard Wieczorek (born 25 January 1962) is a Polish football

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and former player who played as a

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. He is currently in charge of

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The history of Arka dates back to ...

. Wieczorek played for Naprzód Syrynia, Górnik Pszów,

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and Preussen TV Werl. He graduated from the Warsaw Coaching School, and has previously managed Limanovia Limanowa and

Wisła Puławy Wisła Puławy is a Polish football club based in Puławy, Lublin Voivodeship. They compete in the third-tier II liga, having won promotion from the III liga in 2020–21. Honours *III liga (fourth level): 2010–11, 2020–21 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 season. In the years 2002–08 the club ...

from 2004 until he was succeeded by Arkadiusz Kaliszan. Wieczorek was appointed coach of Odra Wodzisław in June 2018, before moving onto

KKS 1925 Kalisz Kaliski Klub Sportowy 1925 Kalisz, often shortened to just KKS Kalisz, historically in the past named KKS Włókniarz 1925 Kalisz and Włókniarz Kalisz, is a Polish football club based in Kalisz, Poland. The men's senior team is currently playi ...

a year later, winning promotion with them in 2020. He was dismissed on 19 October 2021. On 10 May 2022, he returned to Odra for his fourth stint. He left the team at the end of the season after saving it from relegation, with a record of four wins and two losses. Shortly after, on 1 July 2022, he was appointed manager of another

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side,

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom, founded in 1920, two times Polish Champions. The team currently plays in the III liga (as of 2022–23). History Beginnings Polonia was founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesia ...

. He left the team on 9 January 2023 citing health issues, with a record of 12 wins, one draw and four losses. On 7 March 2023, Wieczorek replaced Marek Hanzel, who himself was facing health issues, as head coach of

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club Unia Turza Śląska. He led the team in just four league games however, as on 11 April 2023 he signed a deal with

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club

to become their manager until the end of the season.

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Ryszard Wieczorek
at Soccerway 1962 births Living people People from Wodzisław Śląski Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Polish footballers Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Men's association football midfielders Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Polish football managers Odra Wodzisław Śląski managers Korona Kielce managers Piast Gliwice managers Górnik Zabrze managers Legionovia Legionowo (football) managers Polonia Bytom managers Arka Gdynia managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers II liga managers {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub