Jan Benigier

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Jan Benigier
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Full name Jan Janusz Benigier
Date of birth (1950-02-18) 18 February 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Radom, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1965 Czarni Radomsko
1966 Hala Sportowa Łódź
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1969 Start Łódź  [ pl ]
1970–1972 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1972–1980 Ruch Chorzów 204 (69)
1980–1982 RFC Seraing
1982–1983 Ruch Chorzów 25 (5)
1983–1986 Polonia Bytom
International career
1976 Poland 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Summer Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Janusz Benigier (born 18 February 1950) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward. [1]

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He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [2] He won 3 national titles (1974, 1975 and 1979) and 1 national cup (1974) with Ruch Chorzów. [3]

Honours

Ruch Chorzów [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jan Benigier at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Benigier Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Urodziny Jana Benigera". niebiescy.pl. 18 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jan Benigier". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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