Jacek Zieliński (footballer, born 1967)

Jacek Zieliński
Personal information
Full name	Jacek Marek Zieliński
Date of birth	10 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Wierzbica, Radom County, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Legia Warsaw (sporting director)
Youth career
1979–1985	Orzeł Wierzbica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1991	Igloopol Dębica
1992–2004	Legia Warsaw
International career
1995–2003	Poland
Managerial career
2004–2005	Legia Warsaw (caretaker)
2006–2007	Legia Warsaw (assistant)
2007	Legia Warsaw (caretaker)
2007–2008	Korona Kielce
2008–2009	Lechia Gdańsk
2009–2012	Poland (assistant)
2013–2014	Poland U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacek Marek Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjat͡sɛk ˈmarɛk ʑɛˈʎiɲskʲi]; born 10 October 1967) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He used to work as an assistant manager of the Poland national team.^[1] Since December 2021, he is the sporting director of Legia Warsaw.^[2]

Club career

Born in Wierzbica, Radom County, Zieliński spent most of his career playing for Legia Warsaw. He played in the quarterfinal of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League.

He played for Poland national team, for which he played 60 matches and scored one goal and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1995	5	0
	1996	7	0
	1997	7	1
	1998	8	0
	1999	9	0
	2000	8	0
	2001	4	0
	2002	7	0
	2003	5	0
Total		60	1

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zieliński goal.

List of international goals scored by Jacek Zieliński
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 March 1997	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1–2	1–2	Friendly

Legia Warsaw^[3]

Individual

^ "Jacek Zieliński". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Jacek Zieliński dyrektorem sportowym Legii Warszawa" [Jacek Zieliński appointed the sporting director of Legia Warsaw]. Polsat Sport (in Polish). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Jacek Zieliński II". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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