Jacek Marek Zieliński (; born 10 October 1967) is a Polish

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executive, former professional manager and

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who played as a defender. He is currently an advisor of

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 a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

's board, and was the club's

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from December 2021 to December 2024. In 1999, he won the Polish Footballer of the Year title. He used to work as an assistant manager of the Poland national team.

Club career

Born in Wierzbica, Radom County, Zieliński spent most of his career playing for

. He played in the quarterfinal of the

1995–96 UEFA Champions League The 1995–96 UEFA Champions League was the 41st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the fourth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League. The tournament was won by Juventus, who beat defending champions Ajax on ...

International career

Zieliński played for the Poland national team. He made 60 appearances and scored one goal and was a participant at the

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

: 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02 *

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: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97 Individual * ''Piłka Nożna'' Polish Footballer of the Year: 1999

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* 1967 births Living people People from Radom County Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Igloopol Dębica players Legia Warsaw players Ekstraklasa players I liga players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Polish football managers Legia Warsaw managers Lechia Gdańsk managers Korona Kielce managers Ekstraklasa managers Legia Warsaw non-playing staff Polish sports executives and administrators Polish football executives 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1960s-stub