Zbigniew Boniek - International Appearances


The outstanding Polish player scored 24 goals in 80 international matches for his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise. Player who made an incredible international career at club level with Juventus Torino. Coach of Polish national team in autumn 2002.
Born:  3/ 3/1956  
Country: Poland   
Caps: 80 (W37-D19-L24 – GF117-GA88 - %58.12)   
Goals: 24   
Age First Cap:  20 yr  21 d  –  24/ 3/1976  Poland-Argentina 1-2  
Age Last Cap:   32 yr  20 d  –  23/ 3/1988  Northern Ireland-Poland 1-1   
National Team Career:   11 yr 364 d  

   1    24. 3.76  Chorzow           Argentina        1-2         
   2    24. 4.76  Lens              France           0-2     
   3    11. 5.76  Basel             Switzerland      1-2     
   4    26. 5.76  Poznan            Ireland          0-2     
   5    16.10.76  Porto             Portugal         2-0     World Cup Qualifier     
   6    31.10.76  Warszawa          Cyprus           5-0     World Cup Qualifier    
   7    24. 4.77  Dublin            Ireland          0-0      
   8     1. 5.77  København         Denmark          2-1     World Cup Qualifier     
   9    29. 5.77  Buenos Aires      Argentina        1-3      
  10    10. 6.77  Lima              Peru             3-1        
  11    12. 6.77  La Paz            Bolivia          2-1        
  12    19. 6.77  São Paulo         Brazil           1-3        
  13    24. 8.77  Wien              Austria          1-2        
  14     7. 9.77  Wolgograd         Soviet Union     1-4         
  15    21. 9.77  Chorzow           Denmark          4-1     World Cup Qualifier       
  16    29.10.77  Chorzow           Portugal         1-1     World Cup Qualifier       
  17    12.11.77  Wroclaw           Sweden           2-1     
  18    22. 3.78  Luxembourg        Luxembourg       3-1        
  19     5. 4.78  Poznan            Greece           5-2       
  20    12. 4.78  Lodz              Ireland          3-0        
  21    26. 4.78  Warszawa          Bulgaria         1-0         
  22     1. 6.78  Buenos Aires      West Germany     0-0     World Cup      
  23     6. 6.78  Rosario           Tunisia          1-0     World Cup       
  24    10. 6.78  Rosario           Mexico           3-1     World Cup       
  25    14. 6.78  Rosario           Argentina        0-2     World Cup     
  26    18. 6.78  Mendoza           Peru             1-0     World Cup       
  27    21. 6.78  Mendoza           Brazil           1-3     World Cup     
  28     6. 9.78  Reykjavík         Iceland          2-0     European Champ. Qual.       
  29    15.11.78  Wroclaw           Switzerland      2-0     European Champ. Qual.       
  30    18. 2.79  Tunis             Tunisia          2-0        
  31    21. 3.79  Alger             Algeria          1-0        
  32     4. 4.79  Chorzow           Hungary          1-1        
  33    18. 4.79  Leipzig           East Germany     1-2     European Champ. Qual.       
  34     2. 5.79  Chorzow           Nederlands       2-0     European Champ. Qual.      
  35    29. 8.79  Warszawa          Romania          3-0     
  36    12. 9.79  Lausanne          Switzerland      2-0     European Champ. Qual.          
  37    26. 9.79  Chorzow           East Germany     1-1     European Champ. Qual.       
  38    10.10.79  Krakow            Iceland          2-0     European Champ. Qual.       
  39    17.10.79  Amsterdam         Netherlands      1-1     European Champ. Qual.         
  40    13. 5.80  Frankfurt am Main West Germany     1-3     
  41    28. 5.80  Poznan            Scotland         1-0         
  42    22. 6.80  Warszawa          Iraq             3-0      
  43    24. 9.80  Chorzow           Czechoslovakia   1-1       
  44    12.11.80  Barcelona         Spain            2-1        
  45     2. 9.81  Chorzow           West Germany     0-2       
  46    23. 9.81  Lisboa            Portugal         0-2       
  47    10.10.81  Leipzig           East Germany     3-2     World Cup Qualifier       
  48    28.10.81  Buenos Aires      Argentina        2-1         
  49    15.11.81  Wroclaw           Malta            6-0     World Cup Qualifier      
  50    18.11.81  Lodz              Spain            2-3     
  51    14. 6.82  Vigo              Italy            0-0     World Cup        
  52    19. 6.82  La Coruña         Cameroon         0-0     World Cup        
  53    22. 6.82  La Coruña         Peru             5-1     World Cup     
  54    28. 6.82  Barcelona         Belgium          3-0     World Cup        
  55     4. 7.82  Barcelona         Soviet Union     0-0     World Cup        
  56    10. 7.82  Alicante          France           3-2     World Cup       
  57     8. 9.82  Kuopio            Finland          3-2     European Champ. Qual.       
  58    10.10.82  Lisboa            Portugal         1-2     European Champ. Qual.       
  59    17. 4.83  Warszawa          Finland          1-1     European Champ. Qual.       
  60    22. 5.83  Chorzow           Soviet Union     1-1     European Champ. Qual.    
  61     9.10.83  Moskva            Soviet Union     0-2     European Champ. Qual.        
  62    27. 3.84  Zürich            Switzerland      1-1        
  63    17. 4.84  Warszawa          Belgium          0-1 [a]        
  64    23. 5.84  Dublin            Ireland          0-0        
  65    17.10.84  Zabrze            Greece           3-1     World Cup Qualifier       
  66    31.10.84  Mielec            Albania          2-2     World Cup Qualifier       
  67     8.12.84  Pescara           Italy            0-2         
  68     1. 5.85  Brussel           Belgium          0-2     World Cup Qualifier       
  69    19. 5.85  Athinai           Greece           4-1     World Cup Qualifier       
  70    30. 5.85  Tirana            Albania          1-0 [b] World Cup Qualifier       
  71    11. 9.85  Chorzow           Belgium          0-0     World Cup Qualifier       
  72    16.11.85  Chorzow           Italy            1-0        
  73    26. 3.86  Cádiz             Spain            0-3         
  74    16. 5.86  København         Denmark          0-1        
  75     2. 6.86  Monterrey         Morocco          0-0     World Cup         
  76     7. 6.86  Monterrey         Portugal         1-0     World Cup      
  77    11. 6.86  Monterrey         England          0-3     World Cup     
  78    16. 6.86  Guadalajara       Brazil           0-4     World Cup        
  79    19.11.86  Amsterdam         Netherlands      0-0     European Champ. Qual.      
  80    23. 3.88  Belfast           Northern Ireland 1-1      
     
Note:    
[a] farewell game of Grzegorz Lato    
[b] on 29.05.85 (day before game) Boniek played with Juventus match   
    vs. FC Liverpool in the tragic final of the European Cup at Heisel,  
    and he had to travel with a private airplane to Tirana   
    
Total Record      
Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage      
    80    37   19   24  117-  88      93       58.12              
    
Types of Matches    
Friendlies             37      
European Champ. Qual.  14    
World Cup              16    
World Cup Qual.        13    
total caps             80    
   
Goals:    
Cap   3   1 goal    
Cap   6   1 goal    
Cap  12   1 goal    
Cap  19   1 goal    
Cap  20   1 goal    
Cap  24   2 goals    
Cap  29   1 goal    
Cap  33   1 goal    
Cap  34   1 goal    
Cap  35   1 goal    
Cap  40   1 goal    
Cap  41   1 goal    
Cap  48   1 goal    
Cap  49   1 goal    
Cap  50   1 goal    
Cap  53   1 goal    
Cap  54   3 goals    
Cap  60   1 goal    
Cap  62   1 goal    
Cap  69   1 goal    
Cap  70   1 goal    
    
Total    24 goals  


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