Dariusz Wdowczyk

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.

Dariusz Wdowczyk

Personal information
Full name	Dariusz Wdowczyk[1]
Date of birth	(1962-09-25) 25 September 1962 (age 62)
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 Men's football Representing  Poland UEFA European Under-18 Championship Runner-up 1980 East Germany Runner-up 1981 West Germany
*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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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

Player

Legia Warsaw^[7]

• Polish Cup: 1988–89
• Polish Super Cup: 1989

Poland U18

• UEFA European Under-18 Championship runner-up: 1980, 1981^[7]

Manager

Polonia 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

• Ekstraklasa: 2005–06^[5]