Marcin Matysiak (born 2 September 1983) is a Polish professional

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and former

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who is currently the manager of

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club

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Playing career

Matysiak spent the entirety of his football career in lower divisions, and made 21

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appearances for Pogoń-Ekolog Zduńska Wola in his last season on professional level. He returned to playing in 2013, joining MKS Zduńska Wola.

Managerial career

Early years

Following retirement at the end of the 2009–10 season, he took charge of Pogoń-Ekolog for one year. In 2012, he became head coach of regional league club LKS Kobierzyce for an undisclosed time. He continued his coaching career managing Łódzkie Football Association's youth teams, as well as Diament Zduńska Wola of which he is the chairman. In 2017, he joined

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club Warta Sieradz's staff as an assistant.

ŁKS Łódź II

On 24 June 2020, after spending several years managing

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's under-16 team, Matysiak was appointed manager of

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, who at the time were competing in

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. In his first year in charge, ŁKS' reserve side won their IV liga group with a record of 31 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, obtaining promotion to

. This was followed by a seventh-place finish in the 2021–22 season, and another promotion after topping the group I at the end of the 2022–23 campaign. He left his role on 17 October 2023 to join the newly appointed

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's senior team coaching staff as an assistant.

ŁKS Łódź

On 20 February 2024, after Stokowiec's dismissal, Matysiak was promoted to the role of manager of ŁKS. Following two losses to

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and

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, ŁKS recorded their first win under Matysiak on 3 March, defeating

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3–2 at home. They would claim two more victories before their relegation to

was confirmed on 4 May, following a 1–2 home loss to title contenders

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. On 23 May, ŁKS announced Matysiak rejected the opportunity to continue as manager, and he later moved to a coordinator role within ŁKS' academy. On 7 January 2025, Matysiak re-joined ŁKS's first-team coaching staff as an assistant under manager Jakub Dziółka. On 25 March 2025, he moved back to his previous role in the academy.

Znicz Pruszków

On 16 June 2025, Matysiak was revealed as the new manager of

club

Managerial statistics

Honours

ŁKS Łódź II * III liga, gr. I:

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: 2020–21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matysiak, Marcin 1983 births Living people Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders III liga players Polish football managers ŁKS Łódź managers Znicz Pruszków managers Ekstraklasa managers II liga managers 21st-century Polish sportsmen