Dariusz Wdowczyk (born 25 September 1962) is a Polish former professional football manager and player.[2] He played for Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Celtic, Reading, and Polonia Warsaw. He has subsequently carved out a career in football management.
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| Full name | Dariusz Wdowczyk[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Gwardia Warsaw | 71 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1989 | Legia Warsaw | 206 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Celtic | 116 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Reading | 82 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Polonia Warsaw | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland U18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1992 | Poland | 53 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Polonia Warsaw | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Wisła Płock | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Widzew Łódź | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Korona Kielce | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Legia Warsaw | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Polonia Warsaw | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Pogoń Szczecin | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Wisła Kraków | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Piast Gliwice | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
On 13 April 2007, he was replaced as manager of Legia Warsaw by Jacek Zieliński, following a run of bad results.[3]
He joined Livingston as their new sporting director on 28 June 2007, to assist new manager Mark Proctor, his main objective was to investigate the foreign market, in particular the Eastern European market. It was announced on 30 October 2007 that Wdowczyk was to leave Livingston to embark on a second spell as manager of Polonia Warsaw.[4]
In 2008, he was convicted for his involvement in the 2003–2005 match-fixing scandal, and received a seven-year ban from the Polish Football Association Disciplinary Committee, which was lated reduced to four years.[5]
After leaving Piast Gliwice in 2017, Wdowczyk joined Polsat Sport's coverage team as a pundit, and has since stated he had no intention of returning to coaching.[6]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Poland | 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 13 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | |
Honours
editPlayer
editLegia Warsaw[7]
- Polish Cup: 1988–89
- Polish Super Cup: 1989
Poland U18
- UEFA European Under-18 Championship runner-up: 1980, 1981[7]
Manager
editPolonia Warsaw[5]
- Ekstraklasa: 1999–2000
- Polish League Cup: 1999–2000
- Polish Super Cup: 2000
Korona Kielce
- III liga, group IV: 2003–04[8]
Legia Warsaw
References
edit- ^ "Dariusz Wdowczyk". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Waldemar Fornalik trenerem Piasta" (in Polish). 90minut. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Trener Wdowczyk odchodzi z Legii". legia.com (in Polish). 13 April 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
- ^ "Wdowczyk leaves Livi for Poland". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Dariusz Wdowczyk - talent polskiej piłki nożnej i kontrowersyjna postać na ławce trenerskiej [SYLWETKA]". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Smyk, Damian (29 September 2021). "PRASA. Wdowczyk: Nie wrócę już do trenowania. Odmawiam bardzo świadomie". weszlo.com (in Polish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Dariusz Wdowczyk". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "III liga 2003/2004, grupa: 4 (Świętokrzyskie, Lubelskie, Małopolska, Podkarpacie)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
External links
edit- Dariusz Wdowczyk at Soccerbase
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