Zbigniew Boniek

Zbigniew Boniek
Zbigniew Boniek
	Boniek in 2015
UEFA Vice President
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 April 2021
President	Aleksander Čeferin
Vice President	Karl-Erik Nilsson; (as first vice-president)
26th President of the PZPN
	In office; 26 October 2012 – 18 August 2021
Preceded by	Grzegorz Lato
Succeeded by	Cezary Kulesza
Personal details
Born	3 March 1956 (age 68); Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation	Footballer; Football administrator;
Position(s)
Position(s)	Midfielder; Forward; Sweeper;
Youth career
1966–1973	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1975	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1975–1982	Widzew Łódź
1982–1985	Juventus
1985–1988	Roma
Total
International career
1976–1988	Poland
Managerial career
1990–1991	Lecce
1991–1992	Bari
1992–1993	Sambenedettese
1994–1996	Avellino
2002	Poland
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Poland
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zbigniew Boniek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈbɔɲɛk];^[a] born 3 March 1956) is a Polish former footballer and manager as well as a current 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,^[2] and was selected by Pelé as one of the 100 best living footballers in 2004.^[3]

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 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.

^ UEFA.com (5 April 2017). "Zbigniew Boniek | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "Zbigniew Boniek". PlanetWorldCup.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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[1] UEFA.com (5 April 2017). "Zbigniew Boniek | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[planetworldcup-3] "Zbigniew Boniek". PlanetWorldCup.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

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