Dariusz Dziekanowski

Dariusz Dziekanowski
	Dziekanowski in August 2007
Personal information
Full name	Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski
Date of birth	30 September 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1979	Polonia Warsaw
1979–1983	Gwardia Warszawa
1983–1985	Widzew Łódź
1985–1989	Legia Warsaw
1989–1992	Celtic
1992–1993	Bristol City
1993–1994	Legia Warsaw
1994	Yverdon-Sports
1994	TSV Alemannia Aachen
1994–1996	1. FC Köln
1996–1997	Polonia Warsaw
Total
International career
1981–1990	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski (born 30 September 1962) is a Polish football player, coach and commentator. He was known as Jacki Dziekanowski during his time playing in the Scottish and English leagues.^[2] He started his career at Polonia Warsaw, between 1973 and 1979, throughout the youth set-up and into a very young first team, but went to Gwardia Warszawa from 1979 to 1983.^[3]

Having not impressed the coach during his final season he moved to Widzew Łódź in 1985. However, the following year he was selected in the Poland 1986 FIFA World Cup squad.^[4] He won the Polish Cup in 1989. He also had a minor career in archery, in 1988. He decided to move to Celtic in 1989 and became a fan favourite after scoring an amazing four goals in a nail-biting European Cup Winners' Cup tie against Partizan Belgrade. He left Celtic to join Bristol City in 1992.

Troubled years followed where he travelled all around Europe, but eventually he found himself settled back in Warsaw in his retirement season of 1996/97. Since his retirement, he has worked in Polish television as a football commentator. From July 2006 to May 2008 he was an assistant to Leo Beenhakker for the Poland national football team.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1981	1	1
	1982	3	1
	1983	4	1
	1984	9	6
	1985	13	3
	1986	10	2
	1987	6	1
	1988	3	2
	1989	7	1
	1990	7	2
Total		63	20

Honours

Club

Widzew Łódź

Polish Cup: 1985

Legia Warsaw

Ekstraklasa: 1994
Polish Cup: 1989, 1994

Country

Poland

Nehru Cup: 1984

Individual

Ekstraklasa topscorer: 1988 (20 goals)

References

^ "Dariusz Dziekanowski". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Jacki Dziekanowski and Brian Tinnion are among Bristol City stars returning for Gerry Gow's match". thisisbristol.co.uk. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
^ "Dariusz Dziekanowski" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
^ Dariusz Dziekanowski – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

Dariusz Dziekanowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)

[1] "Dariusz Dziekanowski". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[2] "Jacki Dziekanowski and Brian Tinnion are among Bristol City stars returning for Gerry Gow's match". thisisbristol.co.uk. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[3] "Dariusz Dziekanowski" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 21 January 2010.

[4] Dariusz Dziekanowski – FIFA competition record (archived)

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