Marrie Wieczorek

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Marrie Wieczorek
Personal information
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1996 Middlesbrough
International career
1980 England 3 (0)
Managerial career
1996–2012 Middlesbrough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marrie Wieczorek is an English former football manager and player. [1] She spent her entire career with Middlesbrough, some 20 years as a player, before becoming manager in 1996. [2]

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Wieczorek earned 3 caps for England, and received the legacy number 47. [3] She is the first female Middlesbrough player to play for England. [2]

Playing career

Wieczorek was a founding member of Cleveland Spartans, who played in the Nottinghamshire Ladies League. [4] She was part of the team who reached the 1982 WFA Cup Final, losing 2–0 to Lowestoft. [5] The following season the club reached the quarter-finals, but were beaten 4–2 by Doncaster Belles. [6] Wieczorek spent the last few seasons of her playing career as a player-manager.

International career

Wieczorek made her England debut on 1 May 1980, in a 2–1 loss to Belgium. [7] 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. [8]

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. [9] In September 2010, the team travelled to North Korea and played two friendly matches against April 25, losing 6–2, and Kalmaegi, losing 5–0. [10] Wieczorek remained in charge of Middlesbrough until 2012.

Personal life

Wieczorek is of Polish descent, and attended Sacred Heart Primary School, and later St Mary's Convent R.C. Grammar School. [11]

Honours

Manager

Middlesbrough Women

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  3. ↑ "England women's legacy and results archive". The FA. 18 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Marrie Wieczorek joy as Team GB women make history". GazetteLive. 18 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lowestoft 2–0 Cleveland, 1 May 1982, Loftus Road". Woman’s Football Archive. 26 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Woman's FA Cup Quarter Final – 06 February 1983". The Woman’s F.A. Cup. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Tallentire, Philip (October 2, 2019). "Tears of joy for Marrie as the Lionesses head to the Riverside". TeessideLive.
  8. ↑ "Match Results England Women 1970–90". England Football Online. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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