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Jacek Ziober

Polish footballer

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)	Striker / Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1990	ŁKS Łódź	202	(30)
1990–1993	Montpellier	93	(18)
1993–1996	Osasuna	61	(15)
1997	Amica Wronki	15	(5)
1998	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3	(0)
International career
1988–1993	Poland	46	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacek Ziober (born 18 November 1965 in Łódź) is a Polish former football player. In years 1989-1993 he was a key player of Poland national football team. In 1990 won the Polish player of the year contest. With Montpellier HSC he competed in the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup, losing in the quarterfinals to Manchester United. In 1993 he was traded to CA 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 neither in the World Cup nor in European Championship. His greatest international success remains the bronze medal (4th place) in the U-18 World Cup in 1984, where he played alongside future national team teammate, Roman Kosecki.

Style of play

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.