Marrie Wieczorek

Marrie Wieczorek is an English former football manager and player.[2] Her greatest achievement was reaching the 1982 WFA Cup Final. After retiring from football Wieczorek became a football coach.[3]

Marrie Wieczorek
Personal information
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976 Cleveland Spartans
International career
1980 England 3[1] (0)
Managerial career
1996–2013 Middlesbrough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Wieczorek was a founding member of Cleveland Spartans. She played in the 1982 WFA Cup Final.[4]

International career

Wieczorek made her debut for England on 1 May 1980, in a 2–1 loss to Belgium. She made two more appearances for England, first in a 6–1 win against Wales on 1 June 1980, and a 1–1 draw against Sweden on 17 September 1980.[5]

Managerial career

In 1996 Wieczorek was appointed manager of Middlesbrough Women. Under her guidance Middlesbrough won the 2001–02 Northern Combination. The club spent four seasons in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, before relegation at the end of the 2005–06 season.[6] Wieczorek remained in charge of Middlesbrough until 2013.

Personal life

Marrie Wieczorek is of Polish descent.[7]

Honours

Manager

Middlesbrough Women

References
  1. Tallentire, Philip (October 2, 2019). "Tears of joy for Marrie as the Lionesses head to the Riverside". TeessideLive.
  2. "Former footy international told to 'get in the kitchen' now inspiring girls". ITV News. February 8, 2022.
  3. "Middlesbrough Women F.C, NEWS: Marrie Wieczorek returns to Boro". middlesbroughwomenfc.co.uk.
  4. "Lowestoft 2–0 Cleveland, 1 May 1982, Loftus Road". Woman’s Football Archive. 26 October 2014.
  5. "Match Results England Women 1970–90". England Football Online.
  6. "Boro ladies target promotion". GazetteLive. 27 August 2011.
  7. "'When I played for England Women, we had to ask for the day off work and pay our train fare to London'". The Northern Echo.


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