Zbigniew Boniek

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Zbigniew Boniek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈbɔɲɛk]; born 3 March 1956) is a Polish former footballer and was most recently a UEFA vice-president. A former midfielder, who was also capable of playing mostly as a right winger and second striker, he is considered one of the greatest Polish players of all time, and was selected by Pelé as one of the 100 best living footballers in 2004. In an 80-cap international career, Boniek scored 24 goals and played at three consecutive World Cups, helping Poland to 3rd place in 1982 and making the Team of the Tournament. His greatest achievements in club football were at Juventus in Italy, winning the Serie A, Coppa Italia, European Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, and European Super Cup between 1983 and 1985, being the first Polish footballer to win a confederation title and one of the first Central and Eastern European players to do so with a non-conational club. In 1978 and 1982, he won the Polish Footballer of the Year Award presented by the Piłka Nożna football weekly. In the early 1990s, Boniek managed several Italian clubs, and also the Poland national team in 2002. In 2019, he was inducted in the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

Career

1. 1956
   Born
2. 1973
   Joined Zawisza Bydgoszcz
3. 1975
   Joined RTS Widzew Łódź
4. 1976
   Joined Poland men's national football team
5. 1978
   Won Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite
6. 1982
   Joined Juventus FC
7. 1982
   Won Polish Sportspersonality of the Year
8. 1982
   Won Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite
9. 1985
   Joined AS Roma
10. Won Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
11. Won Kalos Kagathos

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Bydgoszcz
• •Citizenship: Poland
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football