Zygmunt Anczok
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zygmunt Józef Anczok | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Lubliniec, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1963 | Sparta Lubliniec | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1963–1971 | Polonia Bytom | ||
| 1971–1974 | Górnik Zabrze | 38 | (0) |
| 1975 | SAC Wisła Chicago | ||
| 1975–1976 | Chicago Katz | ||
| 1977–1979 | Skeid Oslo | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965–1973 | Poland | 48 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Poland
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| Men's football | ||
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Team Competition |
Zygmunt Józef Anczok (born 14 March 1946 in Lubliniec) is a former Polish footballer who played as a left-sided defender, who was an Olympic champion for Poland in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
His biggest success came in 1972 when he won the Polish cup as well as appearing in several Polish international matches. His international career began in 1965 when he played against Scotland. At the time of his arrival in the national game, a player of such speed and agility was practically unheard of in Poland, and he frequently was substituted into games to bring to his teams extra power in not just defense, but attack.
Anczok was given an opportunity in 1966 to go on a tour of South America, where he more than held his own against players such as Pelé. Numerous minor injuries gave him problems throughout the years to come, including in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He continued to play in Norway in the late seventies, before retiring as a player in 1979 and heading into management. He originally managed in Poland before health problems forced him into relinquishing his duties.
References
- ↑ "Zygmunt Anczok Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
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