Quick Facts
Biography
Ryszard Jerzy Tarasiewicz (born 27 April 1962 in Wrocław) is a Polish retired football player and current manager.
Honours
Club
Śląsk Wrocław
- Polish Cup: 1986-87
- Zawisza Bydgoszcz
- Polish Cup: 2013–14
- I Liga: 2012–13
Career
Club
After playing 10 years for Śląsk Wrocław, he left Poland in 1989 and played for Neuchâtel Xamax (Switzerland) and AS Nancy, RC Lens, Besançon RC (all in France).
National team
He played for the Polish national team (58 matches/9 goals) and was a participant of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
Just like his active career, Tarasiewicz started his managing career at Śląsk Wrocław. After 2 years, where he led the club to the II liga, he resigned due to conflicts with the club's then president Edward Ptak.
He went on to coach Jagiellonia Białystok, but was sacked before the end of the season due to poor results.
On 19 June 2007 he yet again signed a contract with Śląsk Wrocław. In 2008, he led the club back to the highest Polish football league, the Ekstraklasa, making him the first manager in the club's history, who promoted twice with his team. On 22 September 2010 he was sacked from his position due to a poor start to the 2010-11 Ekstraklasa season.
On 7 November 2011 he signed a contract with ŁKS Łódź.