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Zbigniew Boniek

1956 - Today

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Zbigniew Kazimierz Boniek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈbɔɲɛk]; 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, and was selected by Pelé as one of the 100 best living footballers in 2004. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zbigniew Boniek is the 286th most popular soccer player (down from 226th in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from Poland (down from 230th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Polish Soccer Player.

Zbigniew boniek is most famous for playing for the Polish national team and scoring the winning goal in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 286 out of 21,273. Before him are Harald Schumacher, Dražan Jerković, Franck Ribéry, Setsu Sawagata, Kenzo Ohashi, and Niko Kovač. After him are Enrique Ballestrero, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Eizo Yuguchi, Masanori Tokita, Shumpei Inoue, and Kikuzo Kisaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 44. Before him are Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Gina Haspel, David M. Brown, Kim Cattrall, Eric Roberts, and Ravi Shankar. After him are Danny Boyle, Joe Satriani, David Caruso, Aileen Wuornos, Afric Simone, and Michael Connelly.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 241 out of 1,694. Before him are Udo Lattek (1935), Wacław Sierpiński (1882), Bolesław Prus (1847), Emil Ludwig (1881), B. Traven (1882), and Władysław II the Exile (1105). After him are Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865), Arnold Zweig (1887), Martin Agricola (1486), Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930), Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), and Johanna Schopenhauer (1766).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Poland

Among soccer players born in Poland, Zbigniew Boniek ranks 5. Before him are Robert Lewandowski (1988), Miroslav Klose (1978), Grzegorz Lato (1950), and Udo Lattek (1935). After him are Kazimierz Deyna (1947), Wojciech Szczęsny (1990), Lukas Podolski (1985), Ernst Wilimowski (1916), Włodzimierz Lubański (1947), Włodzimierz Smolarek (1957), and Andrzej Szarmach (1950).

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