Tomasz Kaczmarek (born 20 September 1984) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.
Coaching career Kaczmarek moved from Poland to Germany at the age of 9 and only played on amateur level as an active footballer.
He started his coaching career in 2009 as a part of the coaching staff at Bonner SC. From January 2011, he took charge of the U19's at the club and later a half year for the first team, which he was in charge of until the end of 2011, where he was hired as assistant manager for the Egyptian national team under manager Bob Bradley. Bradley and his coaching staff, including Kaczmarek, left in November 2013. On 30 March 2014, Kaczmarek followed Bradley to Norwegian club Stabæk IF, still as his assistant.
On 8 January 2020, Kaczmarek was appointed assistant coach of head coach Kosta Runjaić at Pogoń Szczecin.Tomasz Kaczmarek w sztabie szkoleniowym Pogoni, pogonszczecin.pl, 8 January 2020
On 1 September 2021, he was announced as the manager of Lechia Gdańsk. In his first season in charge, he led Lechia to a 4th-place finish in Ekstraklasa. Exactly a year after his appointment, he was relieved of his duties following a poor start to the campaign, with Lechia crashing out of the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round and at the bottom of the league table, with just one point following six games.
On 10 April 2023, Kaczmarek was appointed manager of Eerste Divisie side Den Bosch on a two-year contract. He was sacked on 11 April 2024, with a record of 7 wins, 10 draws and 23 losses across all competitions.
On 11 June 2024, he joined NAC Breda's coaching staff as an assistant under manager Carl Hoefkens.
On 22 June 2026, Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom appointed Kaczmarek as their new manager on a three-year contract. He led the team in seven matches, with a record of three wins, two draws and three losses.
On 8 September 2026, Raków Częstochowa appointed Kaczmarek as head coach on a three-year deal. Raków reportedly paid a fee of €250,000 to release him from his Radomiak contract. At the time of his appointment, Raków were placed at bottom of the league table, with no points after six games played.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Viktoria Köln6 January 201530 June 2016Stuttgarter Kickers1 January 201717 October 2017Fortuna Köln30 October 201822 April 2019Lechia Gdańsk1 September 202131 August 2022Den Bosch10 April 202311 April 2024Radomiak Radom22 June 20268 September 2026Raków Częstochowa8 September 2026PresentTotal
Honours Viktoria Köln Middle Rhine Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
Individual Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: September 2021
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