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

Ricardo Zielinski
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alberto Zielinski
Date of birth (1959-10-14) 14 October 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 San Telmo
1981–1982 Argentino de Quilmes 67 (2)
1983–1985 Chacarita Juniors 91 (2)
1986–1989 Deportivo Mandiyú
1989–1990 Deportivo Laferrere 14 (0)
1991–1992 Ituzaingó 9 (0)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Ituzaingó
1997–1998 Atlanta
1998–1999 San Telmo
1999–2000 Deportivo Morón
2000–2001 Temperley
2001 San Martín (SJ)
2002–2003 Defensa y Justicia
2004 All Boys
2004 Juventud Antoniana
2005 El Porvenir
2006–2007 Temperley
2007–2008 Ben Hur
2008–2009 Chacarita Jrs
2010 Patronato
2011–2016 Belgrano
2016 Racing Club
2017–2021 Atlético Tucumán
2021–2022 Estudiantes de La Plata
2023 Nacional
2023 Independiente
2023–2024 Lanús
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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"El Ruso" started his playing career at San Telmo in 1979. Zielinski also played for Argentino de Quilmes, Chacarita Juniors, Deportivo Mandiyú, Deportivo Laferrere and Ituzaingó.

He started his managerial career in 1994 as coach of his former club, Ituzaingó. From 15 December 2010 to 30 July 2016, Zielinski was the manager of Belgrano. In his first season, he got Belgrano promoted to the Primera Division through the play-offs, defeating River Plate 3–1 on aggregate to relegate them for the first time in their history. On 29 August 2016, Zielinski signed with Racing Club.[1][2][3]

After leaving Racing, Zielinski was in charge of Atlético Tucumán and Estudiantes de La Plata. On 17 November 2022, he was appointed as manager of Uruguayan side Nacional,[4] but left in a mutual agreement the following 19 March.[5]

Personal life

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Born in Argentina, Zielinski is of Polish descent.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Ricardo Zielinski és el nuevo DT del Belgrano de Córdoba (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Ricardo Alberto Zielinski :: Atlético Tucumán :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Títulos :: Histórico :: Jogos :: Notícias :: Vídeos :: Fotos :: ogol.com.br". www.ogol.com.br.
  3. ^ De 2016, 29 De Agosto. "Ricardo Zielinski es el nuevo DT de Racing". Infobae.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Nacional confirmó a Ricardo Zielinski como su nuevo técnico para 2023; viene acompañado de dos uruguayos" [Nacional confirmed Ricardo Zielinski as their new manager for 2023; he comes with two Uruguayans] (in Spanish). El País. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Nacional confirmó que Ricardo Zielinski dejó de ser su director técnico" [Nacional confirmed that Ricardo Zielinski ceased to be their manager] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Piotr, el Zielinski que triunfa en el fútbol italiano". Mundo D.
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