Zbigniew Boniek

Polish association football player and manager

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Zbigniew Boniek is a Polish football player and manager who had a career in the sport. He is notable as a significant figure in Polish football history, though specific details about his achievements and impact would require additional context to fully explain.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Poland
Place of birth: Bydgoszcz
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Polish
Participant in: 1982 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Poland men's national football team
Position played: forward
Country for sport: Poland
Mass: 76
Image: Boniek Zbigniew.jpg
Height: 180

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Commons category: Zbigniew Boniek
date of birth: 1956-03-03
name in native language: Zbigniew Boniek
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 2
coach of sports team: US Lecce
social media followers: 1237356
relative: Vincenzo Santopadre

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Zbigniew Boniek ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈbɔɲɛk]; born 3 March 1956) 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.

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