Zygmunt Anczok

Zygmunt Józef Anczok (born 14 March 1946 in Lubliniec) is a former Polish footballer who played as a left-sided defender, who was an Olympic champion for Poland in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Zygmunt Anczok

Personal information
Full name	Zygmunt Józef Anczok
Date of birth	(1946-03-14) 14 March 1946
Place of birth	Lubliniec, Poland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1959–1963	Sparta Lubliniec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1971	Polonia Bytom	194	(0)
1971–1974	Górnik Zabrze	38	(0)
1975	SAC Wisła Chicago
1975–1976	Chicago Katz
1977–1979	Skeid Oslo	14	(0)
National team
1965–1973	Poland	48	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Olympic medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's football
	1972 Munich	Team Competition

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.

References

1. "Zygmunt Anczok Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2009.