Marek Zając (born 17 September 1973) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. A versatile defender, he experienced considerable success with Wisła Kraków before moving to Turkey to play for Süper Lig sides Denizlispor and A. Sebatspor until he joined Chinese side Shenzhen Jianlibao and became a prominent figure within the team for five seasons.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marek Zając | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Cracovia | ||
| 1995–1997 | Hutnik Kraków | 36 | (4) |
| 1997–2002 | Wisła Kraków | 103 | (16) |
| 2002 | Denizlispor | 10 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Zagłębie Lubin | 21 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Akçaabat Sebatspor | 23 | (1) |
| 2003–2008 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | 96 | (5) |
| 2009 | Liaoning Hongyun | 15 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Poland | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Guangzhou R&F (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | R&F (Hong Kong) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editZając previously played for Cracovia and Hutnik Kraków, before he moved to Polish powerhouse Wisła Kraków, where he experienced considerable success by winning two league titles and a call-up to the Poland national team. This saw Turkish side Denizlispor interested with his services, and Zając moved there for the 2001–02 campaign, however he only played in ten league games before returning to Poland with Zagłębie Lubin the following season.[1] With another chance to play in the Süper Lig, Zając joined Akçaabat Sebatspor in 2003, where he stayed for one season.[citation needed]
Halfway through the 2004 Chinese league season, Zając moved to Shenzhen Jianlibao to help them in their push for the league title. Achieving this, he remained with the team for the next five seasons despite the exit of most of their top stars and manager. When he left the team at the end of the 2008 league season, he became the team's longest serving foreigner. Zając remained in China and joined second tier side Liaoning Hongyun at the beginning of the 2009 league season and helped the team win the division title.[citation needed]
International career
editZając made two appearances for the Poland national team.[2]
Career statistics
editManagement statistics
edit- As of 13 May 2018
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| R&F (Hong Kong) | June 2017 | March 2018 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 33.33 |
| Total | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 33.33 | ||
Honours
editWisła Kraków[3]
- Ekstraklasa: 1998–99, 2000–01
- Polish League Cup: 2000–01
- Polish Super Cup: 2001
Shenzhen Shangqingyin
Liaoning Hongyun
References
edit- ^ Marek Zając at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Marek Zając". PZPN. Retrieved 14 October 2008. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Marek Zając". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "中甲最终积分榜：辽宁冠军南昌冲超成功 四川降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
External links
edit- Marek Zając at National-Football-Teams.com