Marek Zieńczuk (born 24 September 1978) is a Polish professional

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. He is currently the assistant manager of

II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...

club

Olimpia Grudziądz Olimpia Grudziądz is a Polish football club from Grudziądz. The club was formed on 30 June 1923. Currently, Olimpia plays in the II liga, following promotion in the 2022–23 season. On 1 March 2022, thanks to defeating Wisła Kraków in a ...

Club career

Zieńczuk began his career at hometown club

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

. Subsequently he joined Polonia Gdańsk, but quickly returned to Lechia where he made his senior debut. In 2000, he moved to

Amica Wronki Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland. The club was invariably linked to Amica, a manufacturer of white goods, predominantly stoves, which gave the club its nickname. The company's increasing profits gave the new te ...

. Before 2004–05 season he joined

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

. He won the

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championship three times with Wisła Kraków. Zieńczuk was elected the best

player in the 2007–08 season by "Sport" magazine. Also, he was named to the Ekstraklasa Best XI in the 2007–08 season by other players in Polish Footballers' Association voting. In the summer 2009, he joined Greek club

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club () is a Greek Association football, football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace. They play their home matches at Skoda Xanthi Arena Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth set ...

. After one season, he returned to his home country and joined

. After a half season spell, he moved to

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

on a one-and-a-half-year contract.

International career

Zieńczuk made nine appearances for the Poland national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Amica Wronki *

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: 1999–2000 Wisła Kraków *

: 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 Individual * Ekstraklasa Player of the Year: 2007 *

Best Player by "Sport": 2007–08 *

Best XI: 2007–08

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zienczuk, Marek Living people 1978 births Footballers from Gdańsk Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Lechia Gdańsk players Lechia Gdańsk II players Amica Wronki players Wisła Kraków players Xanthi F.C. players Ruch Chorzów players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Super League Greece players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Polish football managers