Marek Zając
{{Short description|Polish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marek Zając
| image =
| fullname = Marek Zając
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|9|17}}
| birth_place = Kraków, Poland
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1992–1995
| years2 = 1995–1997
| years3 = 1997–2002
| years4 = 2002
| years5 = 2002–2003
| years6 = 2003–2004
| years7 = 2003–2008
| years8 = 2009
| clubs1 = Cracovia
| clubs2 = Hutnik Kraków
| clubs3 = Wisła Kraków
| clubs4 = Denizlispor
| clubs5 = Zagłębie Lubin
| clubs6 = Akçaabat Sebatspor
| clubs7 = Shenzhen Jianlibao
| clubs8 = Liaoning Hongyun
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 36
| caps3 = 103
| caps4 = 10
| caps5 = 21
| caps6 = 23
| caps7 = 96
| caps8 = 15
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 16
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 5
| goals8 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2003
| nationalteam1 = Poland
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2011
| managerclubs1 = Guangzhou R&F (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs2 = R&F (Hong Kong)
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
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.
Club career
Zając 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.{{NFT|13087}} With another chance to play in the Süper Lig, Zając joined Akçaabat Sebatspor in 2003, where he stayed for one season.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
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.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
International career
Career statistics
=Management statistics=
{{Updated|13 May 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} | {{Tooltip|W|Wins}} | {{Tooltip|D|Draws}} | {{Tooltip|L|Losses}} | {{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |
| R&F (Hong Kong)
|June 2017 |March 2018 {{WDL|18|6|1|11}} | ||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|18|6|1|11}} |
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT|13087}}
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Category:Footballers from Kraków
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Poland men's international footballers
Category:Hutnik Kraków players
Category:Denizlispor footballers
Category:Zagłębie Lubin players
Category:Akçaabat Sebatspor footballers
Category:Shenzhen F.C. players
Category:Liaoning F.C. players
Category:Chinese Super League players
Category:China League One players
Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in China
Category:Polish football managers
Category:Polish expatriate football managers