Rafał Ulatowski

Rafał Ulatowski

Personal information
Full name	Rafał Ulatowski
Date of birth	(1973-01-26) 26 January 1973
Place of birth	Łódź, Poland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Resovia (manager)
Youth career
1984–1991	ŁKS Łódź
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	ŁKS Łódź
1992–1994	Bałtyk Gdynia
2000	Leiknir Fáskrúðsfirði
2001–2003	Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
Managerial career
1996–1999	ŁKS Łódź (youth)
2000	Leiknir Fáskrúðsfirði
2001–2004	Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
2007–2008	Zagłębie Lubin
2009–2010	GKS Bełchatów
2010	Cracovia
2011	Lechia Gdańsk
2013	Miedź Legnica
2015–2016	GKS Bełchatów
2018	Lech Poznań (caretaker)
2018	Lech Poznań II (caretaker)
2018	Lech Poznań II (caretaker)
2019–2020	Lech Poznań II
2023–	Resovia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafał Ulatowski (born 26 January 1973 in Łódź) is a Polish professional football manager who is currently in charge of I liga club Resovia.

Previously a professional player as a midfielder, he has also worked as a sports commentator. His father Zdzisław was also a player and manager.

Manager career

In October 2006, he became assistant coach at Zagłębie Lubin under Czesław Michniewicz. 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 Poland national football team under Leo Beenhakker. 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 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, taking the club's hot seat after Orest Lenczyk. 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. He had further unsuccessful spells with Miedź Legnica and a second spell with GKS Bełchatów which saw the club relegated.

He has worked with the youth and reserve system, mainly as the head of youth development, at Lech Poznań since 2016, and managed Lech's reserve team from 2019 until 2020. He left the club in May 2023.

On 5 December 2023, he resumed his managerial career, agreeing to manage I liga club Resovia, who at the time of his appointment were placed in the relegation zone, four points away from safety.

Honours

Lech Poznań II

• III liga, gr. II: 2018–19

External links

• Rafał Ulatowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)