Edmund Jan Zientara (25 January 1929 – 3 August 2010) was a Polish

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

, Zientara played for

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 ...

, Kolejarz Warszawa, CWKS Warszawa, OWKS Lublin,

Gwardia Warsaw 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 ...

, Legia Warsaw and

Maribyrnong Polonia Western Eagles FC is an Australian football (association football, soccer) club based in the List of Melbourne suburbs, western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The club's foundation meeting was held on 13 August 1950, at ...

. He earned 36 caps for the Poland national team between 1950 and 1961. He also represented Poland at the

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, making three appearances in the tournament.

References

1929 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Warsaw Polish footballers Polonia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw players KS Lublinianka players Gwardia Warsaw players Western Eagles FC players Pezoporikos Larnaca FC managers Association football midfielders Polish expatriate footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer players in Australia Poland international footballers Olympic footballers of Poland Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Polish football managers Legia Warsaw managers Pogoń Szczecin managers Stal Mielec managers Wisła Kraków managers Burials at Bródno Cemetery {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub