Full name Edmund Jan Zientara Name Edmund Zientara | Place of death Warsaw, Poland Height 1.70 m Playing position Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1929-01-25)25 January 1929 Date of death 3 August 2010(2010-08-03) (aged 81) Died August 3, 2010, Warsaw, Poland | ||
Edmund Jan Zientara (25 January 1929 – 3 August 2010) was a Polish football player and manager. As a player, Zientara played as a midfielder at both professional and international levels, and participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics, before becoming a football manager.
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Early life
Zientara was born on 25 January 1929 in Warsaw. His father was Aleksander Zientara, a Polish military hero during World War II.
Playing career
Zientara made his professional debut in 1947 for Polonia Warsaw, and he also played for Legia Warsaw, Lublinianka, Gwardia Warszawa and Polonia SC Melbourne before retiring in 1964.
Between 1950 and 1961, Zientara earned forty caps for the Polish national team, including nineteen as captain. He represented Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics, making three appearances in the tournament.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Zientara managed a number of Polish club sides, including Legia Warsaw, Pogoń Szczecin, Stal Mielec and Wisła Kraków.
In 1999, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He died on 3 August 2010 and was buried at the Bródno Cemetery in Warsaw.