Rafał Ulatowski (born 26 January 1973) is a Polish professional football manager and executive who was most recently the sporting director of Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.
Previously a professional player as a midfielder, he has also worked as a sports commentator. His father Zdzisław was also a player and manager.
Managerial career In October 2006, he became assistant coach at Zagłębie Lubin under Czesław Michniewicz, after spending the previous two years at Lech Poznań working with Michniewicz in the same capacity. The club won the league title in the 2006–07 season. In October 2007, the club appointed Ulatowski as head coach. Zagłębie finished the 2007–08 season in fifth place but was relegated one division after past corruption was uncovered.
In July 2008, Ulatowski left Zagłębie to join the Poland national team's coaching staff as an assistant under Leo Beenhakker. He continued working with Poland in a reduced capacity until Beenhakker was sacked in September 2009. In January 2009, he was named manager of GKS Bełchatów after the resignation of Paweł Janas and continued with the club until the end of 2009–10 season, finishing fifth in the league.
A few days after his departure from Bełchatów, he was signed by Cracovia, taking the club's hot seat after Orest Lenczyk. The first months with the new team were far from successful, as Cracovia earned only four points in nine games and occupied the last position in the league's table. On 27 October 2010, Ulatowski was relieved of his duties.
On 9 November 2011, he signed a contract with Lechia Gdańsk. Rafał Ulatowski w Lechii He had further unsuccessful spells with Miedź Legnica and a second spell with GKS Bełchatów which saw the club relegated.
In 2016, he returned to Lech Poznań, where he worked with the youth and reserve system, mainly as the head of youth development, and managed Lech's reserve team on several occasions. He left the club in May 2023.
On 5 December 2023, he resumed his managerial career, agreeing to manage I liga club Resovia, who at the time of his appointment were placed in the relegation zone, four points away from safety. Despite winning on the last matchday, Resovia finished the 2023–24 season in 16th and were relegated to the third division. He left the club by mutual consent on 19 June 2024.
On 9 June 2025, Ulatowski returned to Zagłębie Lubin after 17 years, after being appointed as their new sporting director. He left Zagłębie on 2 September 2026.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordZagłębie Lubin22 October 200711 July 2008GKS Bełchatów8 January 200921 May 2010Cracovia28 May 201027 October 2010Lechia Gdańsk9 November 201114 December 2011Miedź Legnica12 June 20139 September 2013GKS Bełchatów24 June 201530 May 2016Lech Poznań (caretaker)10 May 201820 May 2018Lech Poznań II (caretaker)27 May 20183 June 2018Lech Poznań II (caretaker)5 November 201825 November 2018Lech Poznań II2 April 201931 December 2020Resovia4 December 202319 June 2024Total
Honours Lech Poznań II III liga, group II: 2018–19
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