Jacek Ziober

Jacek Ziober
Personal information
Date of birth	18 November 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Łódź, Poland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1990	ŁKS Łódź
1990–1993	Montpellier
1993–1996	Osasuna
1997	Amica Wronki
1998	Tampa Bay Mutiny
International career
	Poland U18
1988–1993	Poland
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Poland
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacek Ziober (born 18 November 1965) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

In years 1989 to 1993, he was a key player of Poland national football team. In 1990, he won the Piłka Nożna Polish Footballer of the Year award. He competed in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup with Montpellier, losing in the quarterfinals to Manchester United. In 1993, he moved to Osasuna, but after one season the team was relegated to the Segunda División.

In 1996, Ziober returned to Poland to play for Amica Wronki. Since the Poland national team failed to qualify to any major tournament in the 1990s, Ziober never played at a major senior international tournament. His greatest international success remains winning the bronze medal at the 1984 UEFA Euro U-18.

Style of play

Ziober was a pacy winger who possessed good dribbling ability, thus he could easily get the better of most defenders. He was, however, sometimes criticized for too egoistic play. Ziober was recognizable by his shoulder-long hairstyle, which he sported for most of his career.