Zbigniew Boniek

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Polish association football player and manager

FootballersBorn 1956 · age 70

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Zbigniew Boniek is a Polish former footballer and was most recently a UEFA vice-president.

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Zbigniew Boniek, top scorer for Poland in the 1982 World Cup

’’Boniek Star’’, Władysławowo, Poland

Boniek (right) in 2011.

Boniek depicted on an Armenian commemorative coin in 2009.

Teams 5

AS Roma1985-1988

Juventus FC1982-1985

Poland men's national football team1976-1988

RTS Widzew Łódź1975-1982

Zawisza Bydgoszcz1973-1975

Career record

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1985-19887617

1982-19858114

1976-19888024

1975-198217250

1973-19754114

Awards 6

1982Polish Sportspersonality of the Year

1982Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite

1978Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Kalos Kagathos

honorary citizen of Łódź

Connected to Zbigniew 6

Robert LewandowskiAlso won Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite

Bartosz KurekAlso won Polish Sportspersonality of the Year

Daniel LibeskindAlso won honorary citizen of Łódź

Robert KubicaAlso won Polish Sportspersonality of the Year

Jerzy DudekAlso won Piłka nożna magazine plebiscite

Marek EdelmanAlso won honorary citizen of Łódź

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Zbigniew Boniek 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.