Zbigniew Boniek

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Image:Zbigniew Boniek.jpg Zbigniew Boniek (born March 3, 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a famous Polish soccer player. He first played at Zawisza Bydgoszcz, later at Widzew Łódź.

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 World Cup (1982), Cup Winners' Cup (1984), European Super Cup (1984) and European Cup (1985).

He scored 24 goals in 80 matches for the 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 of the Polish national team. He resigned in December 2002, after just 5 matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats).

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