Dariusz Dziekanowski

Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski (born 30 September 1962) is a Polish football pundit, coach and former player. 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]

Full name Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski^[1]

Date of birth (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 64)

Place of birth Warsaw, Poland

Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

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Dariusz Dziekanowski

Dziekanowski in August 2007
Personal information
Full name	Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski[1]
Date of birth	(1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 64)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1979	Polonia Warsaw	4	(1)
1979–1983	Gwardia Warszawa	51	(15)
1983–1985	Widzew Łódź	57	(20)
1985–1989	Legia Warsaw	95	(44)
1989–1992	Celtic	49	(10)
1992–1993	Bristol City	43	(7)
1993–1994	Legia Warsaw	6	(1)
1994	Yverdon-Sports	0	(0)
1994	Alemannia Aachen	12	(2)
1994–1996	1. FC Köln	0	(0)
1996–1997	Polonia Warsaw	22	(4)
Total		325	(101)
International career
1981–1990	Poland	63	(20)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland UEFA European Under-18 Championship Runner-up 1980 East Germany Runner-up 1981 West Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Having not impressed the coach during his final season, he moved to Widzew Łódź in 1985. However, the following year he was selected in Poland 's roster for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.^[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 four goals in a 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. In 1985, he was the winner of the Polish Footballer of the Year plebiscite organized by the Piłka Nożna football weekly.