Jacek Zieliński (born 22 March 1961) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce.

Playing career Zieliński began his career at Siarka Tarnobrzeg, and became captain in the 1977 season.

Managerial career

Zieliński later took over the manager role at many Polish clubs, such as Korona Kielce, GKS Bełchatów, Górnik Łęczna, Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, and Polonia Warsaw.

On 5 June 2009, he took over Lech Poznań, where he won the league in his first season with the team. After crashing out of Champions League qualifications in the third round, Zieliński led the team to the top of their Europa League group table after the first two games. However, Lech was underperforming in the league, with the team temporarily stranded at the very bottom of the table. On 2 November 2010, he was dismissed.

On 24 March 2011, he returned to Polonia Warsaw.

After a two-year hiatus, Zieliński returned to Polish football as a manager on 10 November 2021, taking charge of Cracovia for a second time in his career. Following a 2–2 home draw to last-placed ŁKS Łódź on 5 April 2024, he was dismissed.

On 7 August 2024, Zieliński signed a one-year contract to manage Korona Kielce, making his return to the Świętokrzyskie club after 24 years. On 26 May 2025, he extended his deal with Korona for another two seasons.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord GKS Bełchatów10 June 200210 September 2002Górnik Łęczna19 December 200215 June 2004Piast Gliwice31 December 200414 September 2006Odra Wodzisław Śląski5 December 20066 June 2007Dyskobolia Grodzisk6 June 200710 July 2008Polonia Warsaw10 July 200814 March 2009Lech Poznań5 June 20092 November 2010Polonia Warsaw24 March 201127 March 2012Ruch Chorzów5 September 201216 September 2013Cracovia20 April 201519 June 2017Bruk-Bet Termalica20 February 201817 September 2018Arka Gdynia12 April 20198 October 2019Cracovia10 November 20215 April 2024Korona Kielce7 August 2024PresentTotal

Honours Manager Dyskobolia Grodzisk Ekstraklasa Cup: 2007–08

Lech Poznań Ekstraklasa: 2009–10 Polish Super Cup: 2009

Individual Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: September 2025

References

External links

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