Leszek Ojrzyński (born 31 May 1972) is a Polish professional

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and former

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who is currently in charge of

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club

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

Playing career

A former

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, Ojrzyński played for Pomowiec Sońsk, Tęcza Płońsk and AZS AWF Warsaw.

Managerial career

At the start of his management career, Ojrzyński was in charge of

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

youth teams, Milan Milanówek and the reserve team of

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. In December 2006, he was appointed head coach of third-tier

Znicz Pruszków Miejski Klub Sportowy Znicz Pruszków () is a football (soccer), football club based in Pruszków, Poland. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. Players Current squad ...

. With Ojrzyński in charge, Znicz earned promotion after finishing 1st in the league, with the club's striker

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earning top scorer honours. Ojrzyński then went on to manage other I liga and

II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...

teams such as

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of natio ...

Odra Wodzisław Śląski Odra Wodzisław Śląski (), is a Polish football club based in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland. The club played in the top flight between 1996 and 2010, appearing in the Intertoto Cup thrice and UEFA Cup once They currently compete in the IV lig ...

and

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Sosnowiec. They compete in II liga in the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, following relegation from the 2023–24 I liga. The club was establishe ...

. He was the manager of

teams such as

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...

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and

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

. Ojrzyński was appointed manager of

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

in April 2017. He led Arka to unlikely

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and 2018 Polish Super Cup wins, before leaving the club in June 2018. On 11 November 2020, he was announced as the manager of

Stal Mielec FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The club was established on 10 April 1939. Histori ...

. On 12 April 2021, he was dismissed. On 17 December 2021, Ojrzyński made his return to Korona Kielce, signing a contract to manage the team until the end of the 2022–23 season. Korona finished the season in fourth and entered

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, won by Korona after a last-minute goal by Jacek Kiełb in extra-time of the final against

Chrobry Głogów Chrobry Głogów () is a Polish football club based in Głogów, Poland. It was founded in 1946. The team's official colors are blue, orange, black and green. Chrobry currently competes in I liga, the second tier of Polish league football. The cl ...

on 29 May 2022. However, the team struggled after their return to top flight, resulting in Ojrzyński being relieved of his duties following a 1–1 home draw against

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

on 29 October 2022. On 13 March 2025, he became the manager of top-flight side

Private life

His son is a goalkeeper

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, who has represented the colours of

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and Caernarfon Town.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Znicz Pruszków * III liga, group I: 2006–07 *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

(Masovia regionals): 2006–07 Arka Gdynia *

: 2016–17 *

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 ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Individual *

Coach of the Month: April 2025

References

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