Rafał Ulatowski (born 26 January 1973 in

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) is a Polish football

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

, currently serving as Lech Poznań's head of youth development. Previously a professional footballer as a

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, he has also worked as a

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. His father Zdzisław was also a player and manager.

Manager career

In October 2006, he became assistant coach at

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Czesław Michniewicz Czesław Michniewicz (; born 12 February 1970) is a Polish football manager and former player who managed the Poland national team in 2022. Managerial career Early years In September 2003, Michniewicz was appointed as the manager of Lech Pozn ...

. The club won the league title in 2006–07. In October 2007 the club appointed Ulatowski as head coach. Zagłębie Lubin finished the 2007–08 season in fifth place but was relegated one division after past corruption was uncovered. In July 2008, Ulatowski became assistant coach for the

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. He continued working with the Poland national team in a reduced capacity until Beenhakker was sacked in September 2009. In January 2009, he was named manager of

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 ...

after the resignation of Paweł Janas and continued with the club until the end of 2009–2010 season, finishing fifth in the league. A few days after his departure from Bełchatów, he was signed by

Cracovia Kraków Miejski Klub Sportowy Cracovia Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known simply as MKS Cracovia or Cracovia (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. The club is five-time and also the first Polish champion, winner of the Pol ...

, taking the club's hot seat after

Orest Lenczyk Orest Lenczyk (; born 28 December 1942, in Sanok) is a Polish football manager and former player. Player career He also was a player, in lower divisions teams, such as Sanoczanka Sanok, Stomil Poznań, Sleza Wrocław, and Moto-Jelcz Olawa. At t ...

. The first months with the new team were far from successful, as Cracovia earned only four points in nine games and occupied the last position in the league's table. On 24 October 2010, Ulatowski resigned from his position. On 9 November 2011 he signed a contract with

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

. He had further unsuccessful spells with

Miedź Legnica Miedź Legnica is a Polish professional football club, based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Miedź was founded in 1971. The club's manager is Wojciech Łobodziński. In 2018, Miedź Legnica achieved promotion to ...

and a second spell with

which saw the club relegated. He has worked with the youth and reserve system at

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. T ...

since 2016, and managed Lech's reserve team from 2019 until 2020.

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