Richard Orlowski
File:Ryszard Orłowski 4.jpg | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Patrick Orlowski | ||
Birth name | Ryszard Orłowski | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 March 1957||
Place of birth | Lodz,[1] Poland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Gofabet | |||
ZKS Piotrcovia-Piotrkow Tryb | |||
Managerial career | |||
2013 | Nepal (assistant) | ||
2015 | Anguilla | ||
2016–2018 | Belize | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Orlowski is a Polish-born American soccer coach.
Career
Playing
In his native Poland, Orlowski played as a forward[2] for clubs such as Gofabet Gorzkowice, Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski and WKS Grunwald Poznań.[3] Later, in 1984, he fled to Austria to escape from the political regression and the Soviet subjugation of his home country.[2][3] He was then granted refugee status in New York, anglicized his name from Ryszard Orłowski to Richard, and settled in Pennsylvania.[2][3] While living in the United States, he played for a succession of Polish-American teams and even had a stint in the Cayman Islands.[3]
Nepal
Orlowski was selected as Nepal national football team assistant coach along with Polish-American Jack Stefanowski- who was head coach.[4] Their best result was a 2-1 victory over India in the 2013 SAFF Championship, before getting knocked out by Afghanistan en route to the final.[3]
Anguilla
Orlowski was assigned the Anguilla head coach role in 2015,[5] taking ownership of a team composed of construction workers, bankers, teachers, and boat builders.[2] During his time there, he brought increased professionalism and tactical intuition to the country.[2] Also, he recorded three friendly wins- two against the British Virgin Islands and one versus a non-FIFA nation, Saint Martin by galvanizing the players with the possibility of moving up the World Rankings into performing well.[2] Those three triumphs were Anguilla's first wins in the space of fourteen years.[2]
But when the FIFA World Rankings were updated, Anguilla had not received any points even though the British Virgin Islands were a FIFA nation. FIFA never rectified the error and, when Anguilla had to play Nicaragua for a 2018 World Cup qualifier, they lost twice on a combined score of 8-0;[3] Orlowski resigned after eight months in charge.[3]
Belize
Assigned Belize manager ahead of the 2017 Copa Centroamericana , he led the Jaguars to a 0-0 draw with Panama in their opening fixture.[3][6] However, his team lost all their remaining group stage matches after that.[3] His main ambition for the national team is to get youth involved in soccer at a much younger age and also wants more friendlies against better opposition as it would be beneficial to the teams chemistry and quality of play.[3]
He is also involved with the youth sides of the Belize national team from the under-15 level.[3] On account of this, he has drafted some younger players into the senior squad.[3]
References
- ^ a b Maciej Kusina. "Ryszard Orlowski trenerem reprezentacji Belize". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Anguilla, out on the edge". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Belize's American manager: Richard Orlowski's long road to Central America". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Jack Stefanowski and Richard Orlowski appointed as Nepal football head coach and assistant coach". nepalifootball.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "GoalNepal.com -Former Nepal Assistant Coach Richard Orlowski Appointed The Head Coach Of Anguilla Football Team; Wishes Good Luck To Gorkhalis For India Clash". goalnepal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Orlowski, Belize target another Copa surprise". concacaf.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
External links
- American soccer coaches
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Polish footballers
- American people of Polish descent
- American expatriate soccer coaches
- Association football forwards
- Polish emigrants to the United States
- Expatriate footballers in the Cayman Islands
- Expatriate football managers in Nepal
- Expatriate football managers in Anguilla
- Expatriate football managers in Belize
- Belize national football team managers
- Anguilla national football team managers
- American expatriate sportspeople in Anguilla
- American expatriate sportspeople in Belize
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Cayman Islands
- American expatriate sportspeople in Nepal