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Jacek Ziober

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Jacek Ziober
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-11-18) 18 November 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Łódź, Poland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1990 ŁKS Łódź 203 (26)
1990–1993 Montpellier 93 (18)
1993–1996 Osasuna 61 (15)
1997 Amica Wronki 15 (5)
1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 (0)
International career
Poland U18
1988–1993 Poland 46 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Third place 1984 Soviet Union
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacek Ziober (born 18 November 1965) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

In years 1989 to 1993, he was a key player of Poland national football team. In 1990, he won the Piłka Nożna Polish Footballer of the Year award. He competed in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup with Montpellier, losing in the quarterfinals to Manchester United. In 1993, he moved to Osasuna, but after one season the team was relegated to the Segunda División.

In 1996, Ziober returned to Poland to play for Amica Wronki. Since the Poland national team failed to qualify to any major tournament in the 1990s, Ziober never played at a major senior international tournament. His greatest international success remains winning the bronze medal at the 1984 UEFA Euro U-18.

Style of play

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Ziober was a pacy winger who possessed good dribbling ability, thus he could easily get the better of most defenders. He was, however, sometimes criticized for too egoistic play. Ziober was recognizable by his shoulder-long hairstyle, which he sported for most of his career.

Honours

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Montpellier

Poland U18

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jacek Ziober". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.