Zdzisław Ulatowski (born 20 June 1948) is a Polish former

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who played as a

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. He is the father of

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. After being a player and manager at his hometown club ŁKS, his most notable success is leading the fourth-tier Warta Sieradz into the quarter-finals of the 1978

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, after beating the then star-filled

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in the previous round on 4 November 1978 in front of a club attendance record of 6,000 people, winning 2–1 after an additional time winning goal. They lost the quarter-finals 1–2 to

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, although a controversial handball was not given and Warta fans felt they should have had a penalty. The attendance record was broken once more as 9,000 people watched the match, a record which stands to this day.

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