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Janusz Żmijewski

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(Gls)

Playing position
  
Forward

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Height
  
1.8 m

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Full name
  
Janusz Henryk Żmijewski

Date of birth
  
(1943-03-04) 4 March 1943 (age 74)

Place of birth
  
Radzymin, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Janusz Henryk Żmijewski (born 4 March 1943) is a Polish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Radzymin in the Masovian Voivodeship, he spent most of his career with Legia Warsaw. After his tenure with Legia he had stints with Ruch Chorzów, Avia Świdnik, A.A.C. Eagles, Polonia Warsaw, MKP Pogoń Siedlce, and KS Piaseczno.

When he finished off his career in Poland he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Toronto Falcons of the National Soccer League. During his tenure with Toronto he won the NSL Championship in 1980. He concluded his career with local amateur clubs like Toronto Polonia, Hamilton Legion, and Mississauga Polonia. After his retirement from competitive football he settled in Canada.

He earned 15 caps for Poland, scoring 7 goals. He made his debut on 1 November 1965 in a 6–1 loss to Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in qualification for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In his next game, on 8 October 1967 at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Belgium in qualification for the 1968 European Nations Cup.

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Janusz Żmijewski Wikipedia