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Jacek Zieliński (footballer, Born 1961)
Jacek Zieliński (born 22 March 1961 in Tarnobrzeg) is a Polish manager and retired footballer, currently in charge of Cracovia. Career Zieliński began his career at Siarka Tarnobrzeg, and became captain in the 1977 season. Manager career Zieliński later took over the manager role at many Polish clubs, such as Korona Kielce, GKS Bełchatów, Górnik Łęczna, Groclin Dyskobolia, and Polonia Warsaw. On 5 June 2009 he took over Lech Poznań, where he won the league in his first season with the team. After crashing out of Champions League qualifications in the third round, Zieliński led the team to the top of their Europa League group table after the first two games. However, Lech was underperforming in the league, with the team temporarily stranded at the very bottom of the table. On 2 November 2010, he was dismissed. On 22 March 2011, he returned to Polonia Warsaw. After a two-year hiatus, he returned to Polish football as a manager on 10 November 2021, taking charge of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonia Warszawa
Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract bridge sections. Historically it also had sections in: ice hockey, fencing, tennis, volleyball, ''hazena'', cycling, and boxing. History 20th century Beginnings Polonia Warsaw was formed in the autumn of 1911 as a union of several '' gimnazjum'' school teams (including "Stella" and "Merkury"). Alongside co-founders Wacław Gebethner, Stefan Pronaszko, and Tadeusz Gebethner, Wacław "Denhoff" Czarnocki was the co-fouder of the club who also came up with its name. "Polonia" is Latin for "Poland" and is often used by Polish migrants in reference to the diaspora communities of Poles living abroad in other countries. The choice of such a name was a brave decision in the early 20th century, since Poland was not an independent country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
