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Biography of Zbigniew Boniek - Soccer
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Zbigniew Boniek (born March 3, 1956 in Bydgoszcz)
is a famous Poland|Polish soccer player. He first
played at Zawisza Bydgoszcz, later at Widzew Lodz.
In 1982 he transferred to Juventus, thus becoming
the first Polish football player to strive for an
international career. He won a bronze medal (third
place) at soccer's Football World Cup 1982|World
Cup (1982), Cup Winners' Cup (1984), European
Super Cup (1984) and UEFA Champions
League|European Cup (1985).
He scored 24 goals in 80 matches for the Poland
national football team|Polish national team. After
finishing his professional career at A.S. Roma in
1988 he had a successful business career.
The Juventus president nicknamed him Bello di
notte ("Beauty of the night") because of his
performance at evening matches.
Lately, Boniek has served as vice-president of the
Polish Football Association, and in July 2002 he
accepted a nomination for the post of the main
coach (sport)|coach of the Polish national team.
He resigned in December 2002, after just 5 matches
(2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats).
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