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Janusz Żmijewski

Janusz Żmijewski
Personal information
Full name Janusz Henryk Żmijewski
Date of birth (1943-03-04) 4 March 1943 (age 75)
Place of birth Radzymin, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1972 Legia Warsaw 236 (60)
1972–1973 Ruch Chorzów 9 (0)
1973–1975 Avia Świdnik 43 (2)
1974 A.A.C. Eagles
1975–1977 Polonia Warsaw
1977–1978 MKP Pogoń Siedlce
1978 KS Piaseczno
1978–1981 Toronto Falcons
1981–1991 Toronto Polonia
1991–1992 Hamilton Legion
1992–1993 Mississauga Polonia
National team
1965–1969 Poland 15 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Janusz Henryk Żmijewski (born 4 March 1943) is a Polish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Radzymin in the Masovian Voivodeship, he spent most of his career with Legia Warsaw. After his tenure with Legia he had stints with Ruch Chorzów, Avia Świdnik, A.A.C. Eagles, Polonia Warsaw, MKP Pogoń Siedlce, and KS Piaseczno.

When he finished off his career in Poland he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Toronto Falcons of the National Soccer League. During his tenure with Toronto he won the NSL Championship in 1980. He concluded his career with local amateur clubs like Toronto Polonia, Hamilton Legion, and Mississauga Polonia. After his retirement from competitive football he settled in Canada.

He earned 15 caps for Poland, scoring 7 goals. He made his debut on 1 November 1965 in a 6–1 loss to Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in qualification for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In his next game, on 8 October 1967 at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Belgium in qualification for the 1968 European Nations Cup.


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