Ricardo Alberto Zielinski (born 14 October 1959) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Uruguayan club

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Career

"El Ruso" started his playing career at

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in 1979. Zielinski also played for

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, Chacarita Juniors,

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and Ituzaingó. He was started his manager career in 1994, as coach of his former club Ituzaingó. From 15 December 2010 to 30 July 2016, Zielinski was the manager of

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. On 29 August 2016, Zielinski signed with Racing Club. After leaving Racing, Zielinski was in charge of

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and

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. On 17 November 2022, he was appointed as manager of Uruguayan side

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Zielinski is of Polish descent.

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* * 1959 births Living people Argentine people of Polish descent Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players San Telmo footballers Argentino de Quilmes players Chacarita Juniors footballers Deportivo Mandiyú footballers Deportivo Laferrere footballers Club Atlético Ituzaingó players Argentine football managers San Martín de San Juan managers Defensa y Justicia managers Club Atlético Belgrano managers Club Atlético Patronato managers Club Nacional de Football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate football managers in Uruguay {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-stub