Zygmunt Anczok Explained

Zygmunt Anczok
Fullname:Zygmunt Józef Anczok
Birth Date:1946 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Lubliniec, Poland
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:1959–1963
Youthclubs1:Sparta Lubliniec
Years1:1963–1971
Years2:1971–1974
Years3:1975
Years4:1975–1976
Years5:1977–1979
Clubs3:SAC Wisła Chicago
Clubs5:Skeid Oslo
Caps1:194
Caps2:38
Caps5:14
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1965–1973
Nationalteam1:Poland
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:0
Managerclubs1:Sparta Lubliniec

Zygmunt Józef Anczok (born 14 March 1946) is a Polish former footballer who played as a left-back. He was an Olympic champion for Poland at 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.

Honours

Górnik Zabrze[2]

Poland Olympic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference. Zygmunt Anczok Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052321/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/zygmunt-anczok-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 October 2009.
  2. Web site: Zygmunt Anczok . 90minut.pl . 13 March 2024 . pl.