Dariusz Jan Kubicki is a former Polish football

Football (soccer)

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 player and the current manager of Dolcan Ząbki

Dolcan Zabki

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Playing career

He played for a few clubs, including Stal Mielec

Stal Mielec

Stal Mielec is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1, was concluded in 1953. Currently the stadium is undergoing a major renovation...

, Legia Warsaw, he then went to England and played for Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

, Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland A.F.C.

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, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

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, Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

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, Carlisle United

Carlisle United F.C.

Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....

 and Darlington

Darlington F.C.

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He played little part in the Aston Villa teams which came second in the 1993 Premier League and won the 1994 Football League Cup

Football League Cup

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, but played a more active part in Sunderland's

Sunderland A.F.C.

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 promotion to the Premier League in 1996. Kubicki was controversially dropped from the team by manager Peter Reid

Peter Reid

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 for a game against Derby County when selecting Kubicki would have meant him overtaking the club record for consecutive appearances in the post-war period, still held by George Mulhall

George Mulhall

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He played 46 times for the Polish national team

Poland national football team

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, scoring once, and was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

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Management

He later began a coaching career and coached Legia Warsaw and Polonia Warsaw.

Kubicki is now a coach of Polish second division team Lechia Gdańsk

Lechia Gdansk

Lechia Gdańsk is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland. The club was founded by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Lechia Lwów. Founded in 1945, Lechia was a powerhouse in Polish football during the mid-1950s...

. In October 2007, Kubicki was arrested by the police due to a bribery scandal involving the sale of one of the Warsaw sport centers. Due to this scandal, Kubicki has been suspended as coach of Lechia Gdańsk

Lechia Gdansk

Lechia Gdańsk is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland. The club was founded by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Lechia Lwów. Founded in 1945, Lechia was a powerhouse in Polish football during the mid-1950s...

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External links

• Dariusz Kubicki player card at 90minut.pl