Edmund Zientara

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Edmund Zientara
Personal information
Full name	Edmund Jan Zientara
Date of birth	(1929-01-25)25 January 1929
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Date of death	3 August 2010(2010-08-03) (aged 81)
Place of death	Warsaw, Poland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1947–1950	Polonia Warsaw	30	(0)
1950–1952	Legia Warsaw	22	(0)
1952	Lublinianka	0	(0)
1952–1955	Gwardia Warszawa	23	(3)
1955–1962	Legia Warsaw	135	(3)
Total		210	(6)
National team
1951–1960	Poland	40	(1)
Teams managed
1969–1971	Legia Warsaw
1972–1975	Pogoń Szczecin
1975–1977	Stal Mielec
1983–1984	Wisła Kraków
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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.

Early life

Zientara was born on 25 January 1929 in Warsaw. His father was Alexander Zientara, a Polish military hero during World War II.

Career

Playing career

Zientara made his professional debut in 1947 for Polonia Warsaw, and he also played for Legia Warsaw, Lublinianka and Gwardia Warszawa, before retiring in 1962.

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.^[1]

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.

References

↑ "Edmund ZIENTARA". FIFA. Retrieved 8 August 2009.

v t e Poland squad – 1960 Summer Olympics

GK Fołtyn GK Stefaniszyn GK Szymkowiak DF Floreński DF Grzybowski DF Woźniak MF Grzegorczyk MF Strzykalski MF Szczepański MF Zientara FW Brychczy FW Faber FW Gadecki FW Hachorek FW Jarek FW Lentner FW Norkowski FW Pala FW Pohl Coach: Prouff

Legia Warsaw – managers

Ferenczi (1922–23)
Fischer (1927)
Kovács (1928–29)
Kałuża (1930)
Mielech (1933)
Wieser (1933–34)
Hanke (1936)
Dembický (1947)
Drabiński (1948)
Schaller (1949)
Kuchar (1949–53)
Steiner (1954–55)
Koncewicz (1956–58)
Górski (1959)
Bobek (1959)
Górski (1960–62)
Janeczek (1962–63)
Popescu (1964–65)
Janeczek (1965–66)
Vejvoda (1966–69)
Zientara (1969–71)
Chruściński (1971–72)
Brychczy (1972–73)
Vejvoda (1973–75)
Strejlau (1975–79)
Brychczy (1979–80)
Ordon (1980–81)
Górski (1981–82)
Kopa (1982–85)
Engel (1985–87)
Brychczy (1987)
Strejlau (1987–89)
Kapera (1989–90)
Brychczy (1990)
Stachurski (1990–91)
Etmanowicz (1991–92)
Wójcik (1992–94)
Janas (1994–96)
Stachurski (1996–97)
Jabłoński (1997–98)
Kopa (1998–99)
Kubicki (1999)
Smuda (1999–2001)
Gawara (2001)
Okuka (2001–03)
Kubicki (2003–04)
Zieliński (2004–05)
Wdowczyk (2005–07)
Zieliński (2007)
Urban (2007–2010)
Białas (2010)
Skorża (2010–12)
Urban (2012–13)
Berg (2013–)

Wisła Kraków – managers

Schlosser (1924–29)
Koželuh (1929–34)
Nyúl (1934–39)
Mazal-Skvajn (1939–46)
Kotlarczyk (1946–47)
Walter (1947–48)
Kuchynka (1948–50)
Matyas (1950–54)
Gracz (1954–55)
Woźniak (1956–57)
Kuchynka (1958–59)
Kosa (1959–60)
Finek (1960–61)
Gracz (1961–62)
Kolský (1963–64)
Skoraczyński (1964–67)
Gracz (1967–69)
Teleki (1969–70)
Matyas (1970–71)
Kurdziel (1971–72)
Steckiw (1972–74)
Brożyniak (1975–77)
Lenczyk (1977–79)
Franczak (1979–81)
Lendzion (1981–82)
Durniok (1982–83)
Zientara (1983–84)
Lenczyk (1984–85)
Chemicz (1985)
Franczak (1985–86)
Cygan (1986–87)
Brożyniak (1987–89)
Chemicz (1989)
Musiał (1989)
Hajdas (1989)
Musiał (1990–92)
Kmiecik (1992)
Pecze (1992–93)
Kusto (1993–94)
Lenczyk (1994)
Kusto (1994)
Franczak (1994–96)
Kmiecik (1996)
Apostel (1996–97)
Kmiecik (1997)
Łazarek (1997–98)
Kowalik (1998)
Smuda (1998–99)
Kusto (1999–2000)
Łazarek (2000)
Nawałka (2000)
Lenczyk (2000–01)
Nawałka (2001)
Smuda (2001–02)
Kasperczak (2002–04)
Lička (2005)
Engel (2005)
Kulawik (2005)
Petrescu (2006)
Okuka (2006)
Nawałka (2007)
Moskal (2007)
Skorża (2007–10)
Kasperczak (2010)
Kulawik (2010)
Maaskant (2010–11)
Moskal (2011–12)
Probierz (2012)
Kulawik (2012–13)
Smuda (2013–)

Persondata
Name	Zientara, Edmund
Alternative names
Short description	Polish footballer
Date of birth	25 January 1929
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Date of death	3 August 2010
Place of death	Warsaw, Poland

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