Ricardo Zielinski

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

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
Team information
Current team	Belgrano (manager)
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
2025–	Belgrano
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

"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

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