Zbigniew Boniek
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Boniek in 2007
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| 26th President of the PZPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assumed office 26 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Grzegorz Lato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
3 March 1956 Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association football career
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| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1973 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 41 | (14) |
| 1975–1982 | Widzew Łódź | 172 | (50) |
| 1982–1985 | Juventus | 81 | (14) |
| 1985–1988 | Roma | 76 | (17) |
| Total | 367 | (95) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1988 | Poland | 80 | (24) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1991 | Lecce | ||
| 1991–1992 | Bari | ||
| 1992–1993 | Sambenedettese | ||
| 1994–1996 | Avellino | ||
| 2002 | Poland | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Zbigniew "Zibì" Kazimierz Boniek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈbɔɲɛk]; born 3 March 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a former Polish footballer and manager and the current head of the Polish Football Association (PZPN). A former midfielder, 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, he 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 1985 European Cup.
In the early 1990s he managed several Italian clubs, and also the Polish national team in 2002.
Boniek first played at Zawisza Bydgoszcz and later at Widzew Łódź. He transferred to Italian football giants Juventus in 1982. With Juventus he won the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1984 (scoring in the final of the former) and the European Cup in 1985. After finishing his professional career at Roma in 1988, he had a successful business career.
As a player, Boniek was known for his blistering pace and acceleration. He was one of the best dribblers of his time and also displayed superb technique. The Juventus president Gianni Agnelli nicknamed him Bello di notte ("Beauty at night", which is a play on the title of the Buñuel movie Belle de Jour) because of his performances in European club tournament matches, which were played in the evening. Boniek was named by Pelé as one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers and by FIFA as one of the 100 best-ever players. On 12 October 2009, he received a Golden Foot career award.
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