Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski (born 30 September 1962) is a Polish
football
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player, coach and commentator. He was known as Jacki Dziekanowski during his time playing in the Scottish and English leagues. He started his career at
Polonia Warsaw
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 ...
, between 1973–79, throughout the youth set-up and into a very young first team, but went to
Gwardia Warszawa
Gwardia Warszawa was a Polish sports club based in Warsaw. The club was founded in 1948. It participated in the Polish 1st League from 1953–1960 (8 seasons), 1962–1966 (5 seasons), 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983. The ...
from 1979–83.
Having not impressed the coach during his final season he moved to
Widzew Łódź
RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds).
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in 1985. However, the following year he was selected in the
Poland
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1986 FIFA World Cup
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squad.
He won the Polish Cup in 1989. He also had a minor career in archery, in 1988. He decided to move to
Celtic
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in 1989 and became a fan favourite after scoring an amazing four goals in a nail-biting
European Cup Winners' Cup
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tie against
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...
. He left Celtic to join
Bristol City
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in 1992.
Troubled years followed where he travelled all around Europe, but eventually he found himself settled back in Warsaw in his retirement season of 1996/97. Since his retirement, he has worked in Polish television as a football commentator. From July 2006 to May 2008 he was an assistant to
Leo Beenhakker
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for the
Poland national football team
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.
Honours
Club
;
Widzew Łódź
RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds).
History ...
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Polish Cup
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: 1985
;
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...
*
Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 cl ...
:
1994
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Polish Cup
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: 1989, 1994
Country
;
Poland
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*
Nehru Cup
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:
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
Individual
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Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 cl ...
topscorer: 1988 (20 goals)
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Footballers from Warsaw
Polish footballers
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Poland international footballers
Poland youth international footballers
Polonia Warsaw players
Gwardia Warsaw players
Widzew Łódź players
Legia Warsaw players
Celtic F.C. players
Bristol City F.C. players
Alemannia Aachen players
1. FC Köln players
Polish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Ekstraklasa players
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
Association football forwards