Jacek Bąk

Personal information
Full name	Jacek Bąk
Date of birth	(1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 39)
Place of birth	Lublin, Poland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1992	Motor Lublin	46	(2)
1992–1995	Lech Poznań	84	(2)
1995–2001	Lyon	114	(4)
2002–2005	Lens	85	(2)
2005–2007	Al Rayyan	26	(0)
2007–2010	Austria Wien	80	(7)
National team
1993–2008	Poland	96	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jacek Bąk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjat͡sɛk ˈbɔŋk]; born 24 March 1973 in Lublin) is a retired Polish footballer. He had made 96 appearances for the Poland national football team.

Club career[link]

He made his footballing debut with Motor Lublin aged just 16, before moving to Lech Poznań two years later.

In Bąk's first season with Lech Poznań, he won the Polish championship title, before catching the eye of the Polish coach, who gave him his first international cap against Cyprus. Bąk was transferred to Olympique Lyon in 1995.

He also played in France for RC Lens (January 2002–2005), where he bounced back, before moving to the Qatari league for Al-Rayyan club . In 2007, he switched back to Europe and signed with Austria Wien.

International career[link]

Bąk represented his nation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan, and the 2006 edition in Germany.

In late 2006, Bąk claimed he was offered money to affect the outcome of the Euro 2008 qualifying fixture between Belgium and Poland in Belgium's favour.^{[citation needed]} On 14 July 2008, following the end of Euro 2008, he announced that he was retiring from International football.

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 August 1994	Radom, Poland	Belarus	1-1	Draw	Friendly
2.	12 November 2003	Warsaw, Poland	Italy	3-1	Win	Friendly
3.	3 March 2007	Warsaw, Poland	Azerbaijan	5-0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A

Personal life[link]

Jacek Bąk has a wife named Anna, with one son named Jacek.

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jacek Bąk

• Player profile on 90minut.pl (Polish)
• National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association (Polish)
• L'Équipe stats
• Guardian stats
• national football team stats

v t e Poland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Dudek 2 Kłos 3 Zieliński 4 Michał Żewłakow 5 Rząsa 6 Hajto 7 Świerczewski 8 Kucharski 9 Kryszałowicz 10 Kałużny 11 Olisadebe 12 Majdan 13 Głowacki 14 Marcin Żewłakow 15 Wałdoch (c) 16 Murawski 17 A. Bąk 18 Krzynówek 19 Żurawski 20 J. Bąk 21 Koźmiński 22 Matysek 23 Sibik Coach: Engel

v t e Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boruc 2 Jop 3 Gancarczyk 4 Baszczyński 5 Kosowski 6 Bąk (c) 7 Sobolewski 8 Krzynówek 9 Żurawski 10 Szymkowiak 11 Rasiak 12 Kuszczak 13 Mila 14 Żewłakow 15 Smolarek 16 Radomski 17 Dudka 18 Lewandowski 19 Bosacki 20 Giza 21 Jeleń 22 Fabiański 23 Brożek Coach: Janas

v t e Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Boruc 2 Jop 3 Wawrzyniak 4 Golański 5 Dudka 6 Bąk 7 Smolarek 8 Krzynówek 9 Żurawski 10 Garguła 11 Saganowski 12 Kowalewski 13 Wasilewski 14 Żewłakow 15 Pazdan 16 Piszczek 17 Łobodziński 18 Lewandowski 19 Murawski 20 Guerreiro 21 Zahorski 22 Fabiański 23 Kokoszka Coach: Beenhakker

Jacek, Jacinto, Giacinto,
The Death of Hyacinth by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Pronunciation	Polish: [ˈjat͡sɛk]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Hyacinth
Region of origin	Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovakian, Italian, Spanish, Greek
Other names
Related names	Jacinto (Spanish), Giacinto (Italian), Hyacinth (Greek),Jácint (Hungarian)

Look up Jacek, Jacinto, Giacinto, in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Jacek is slavic version of the name coming originally from Hyacinth, through the archaic form of Jacenty. Also Jacinto (Spanish), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint (Hungarian)

A myth about Hyakinthos

Hyakinthos was the name of a beautiful boy. He was a son of Sparta's King. The God Apollo fell in love with the young prince. Apollo and Hyakinthos spent much time together talking and hiking through forests and mountains. Then, one early summer day they went to discus throwing. With every throw, the discus would fly higher and higher up in the sky. Apollo threw the discus with all his strength and it flew up into the clouds. Hyakinthos started running to the place where he expected the discus would fall.

There are two version what happened next:

First says: the discus turned over and accidentally hit Hyakinthos's head.
Second version: The God Zefir (The God of the winds) was in love with Hyakinthos, he felt jealous and decided to take revenge by sending the winds to change the discus's direction so that it hit the young boy's head.
The blood started running from Hyakinthos's head. It was running as fast as the life leaving his young body. Hyakinthos was dying in Apollo's arms. Apollo was crying and swearing at his immortality since he could not die with his lover. The blood changed Hyakinthos's black hair into red, running to the ground. Apollo bent over to Hyakinthos's ear whispering, "...in my heart you'll never be dead, my beautiful Hyakinthos. Let the memory about you never die!". With these words, on the place that Hyakinthos's blood soaked in, a delicate red flower grew. A mark of Apollo's sorrow is visible on its leaves - even now, and it was given the name Hyacinthus in memory of the beautiful boy.

The name Hyacinth (Jacek, Jacinto, Giacinto, Jácint) might refer to:

Hungarian people[link]

• Juhász Jácint színművész
• Rónay Jácint püspök
• Bagaméri Jácint fagylaltos (kitalált személy a "Keménykalap és krumpliorr" című könyvben)

Polish people[link]

• Saint Hyacinth (Święty Jacek, Jacek Odrowąż), Dominican friar and saint
• Jacek Bąk, footballer
• Jacek Bednarek, racewalker
• Jacek Bogucki, politician
• Jacek Dehnel, poet and writer
• Jacek Dukaj, science fiction writer
• Jacek Falfus, politician
• Jacek Gmoch, footballer
• Jacek Jezierski, writer and businessmen
• Jacek Jędruch, Polish-American nuclear engineer and historian
• Jacek Kaczmarski, singer, songwriter, dissident
• Jacek Karpiński, computer scientist and engineer
• Jacek Komuda, historian
• Jacek Kościelniak, politician
• Jacek Krupa, politician
• Jacek Krywult, politician
• Jacek Krzynówek, footballer
• Jacek Kuroń, historian, dissident
• Jacek Kurski, politician
• Jacek Lipiński, lawyer, mayor of Aleksandrów Łódzki
• Jacek Łągwa, musician and actor
• Jacek Majchrowski, mayor of Kraków
• Jacek Malczewski, painter
• Jacek Małachowski, szlachcic
• Jacek Mokrzec, fitness guru/bodybuilder
• Jacek Pastusiński, triple jumper
• Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, politician, diplomat
• Jacek Wszoła, high jumper
• Jacek Yerka, painter

Jacek Krzynówek

Personal information
Full name	Jacek Krzynówek
Date of birth	(1976-05-15) 15 May 1976 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kamieńsk, Poland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1996	RKS Radomsko	9	(1)
1996–1997	Raków Częstochowa	17	(0)
1997–1999	GKS Bełchatów	61	(11)
1999–2004	1. FC Nuremberg	142	(28)
2004–2006	Bayer Leverkusen	52	(9)
2006–2009	VfL Wolfsburg	55	(7)
2009–2010	Hannover 96	14	(2)
National team
1998–2009	Poland	96	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jacek Krzynówek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjat͡sɛk kʂɨˈnuvɛk]), born 15 May 1976, is a former Polish footballer. One of the most glorious moments of his career was scoring a rocket shot against Real Madrid in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.

Club career[link]

Jacek's football career started with LZS Chrzanowice. Then in 1994 he landed in RKS Radomsko. In Radomsko he played two seasons, and then moved to another Polish club, Raków Częstochowa in which he made his debut in the Polish Ekstraklasa (28 July 1996). After a season with Rakow, he moved to second league club, GKS Bełchatów. In the 1997–98 season, he with his team advanced to the Ekstraklasa. Unfortunately, his club was unable to keep itself in the Polish first league, and was demoted back to the second league. Despite this, his skills and play impressed scouts from other clubs, including 1. FC Nuremberg, as well as coach of the Polish National Team, Janusz Wojcik.

International career[link]

Still a player for GKS Bełchatów, he made his debut in the Polish national team on 10 November 1998 against Slovakia in a 3–1 Poland win. In 1999, he moved to 1. FC Nuremberg in the 2nd Bundesliga. He made his return to the Polish National Team in the beginning of 2000, after Jerzy Engel became coach. Very shortly, he became one of the most important players in the team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

In 2002, he contributed to the promotion of 1. FC Nuremberg to the Bundesliga, and was named the best left midfielder in the 2nd Bundesliga. Also in 2002, he went to South Korea and Japan for the 2002 World Cup with Poland. Despite a poor performance by Poland, he was praised for his play, and appeared in all three matches.

As a result of an injury, he missed most of the 2002–03 season. In the fall of 2003, he played in crucial UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying matches for Poland. Unfortunately, Poland was unable to qualify and 1. FC Nuremberg was unable to stay in the Bundesliga. As a result of his excellent play, he was transferred to a top Bundesliga club, Bayer Leverkusen. In the 2004–05 season, he was one of the best players for the club, and the trio of Krzynowek, Andriy Voronin, and Dimitar Berbatov drew the attention of many top European clubs. Bayer Leverkusen also played very well in the Champions League, where it eliminated such clubs as Real Madrid and A.S. Roma. Krzynowek scored three goals, one of which was scored versus Real Madrid, which was named one of the most beautiful goals in that year's tournament.

During 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he played in the most important games for Poland and contributed to Poland's qualification to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. As a result of another injury during the spring of 2006, he was unable to play regularly at his club, Bayer Leverkusen. This was evident in his poor form during the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was one of the poorest performers in the Polish team as they lost 2–0 to the surprising Ecuador and 1–0 to hosts Germany. After a disappointing 2005–06 season, he moved to VfL Wolfsburg.

He is regarded as one of the best Polish footballers. He has earned many awards and trophies, not only in Poland, but also abroad. He has earned the honour of twice being named the Polish Footballer of the Year by magazine Pilka Nozna in 2003 and 2004. He has appeared in 74 international matches for Poland, scoring 15 goals. He is also a member of the Elite Polish National Team Footballers by the PZPN.

Krzynówek was a key player in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign for Poland where he scored four goals; three against Azerbaijan and an astonishing equalizer in the 87th minute against Portugal. His left-foot strike from 40 yards hit the post and the back of Portuguese keeper Ricardo before squeezing into the back of the net. Thanks to a very successful all around performance he was then picked into Eurosport's dream team as the left midfielder and Poland's squad for UEFA Euro 2008 where the Poles competed for the first time in their history.

On 17 November 2007, Wisła Kraków announced that they were interested in purchasing Krzynówek during the Ekstraklasa transfer window, but after negotiations the Polish club could not agree to terms with VfL Wolfsburg.

On 2 February 2009, Krzynówek moved to Hannover 96.

On 15 August 2011, Krzynówek officially announced his retirement.

Poland Goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 February 2001	Larnaca, Cyprus	Switzerland	4–0	Win	Friendly
2.	30 April 2003	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–3	Loss	Friendly
3.	6 June 2003	Poznań, Poland	Kazakhstan	3–0	Win	Friendly
4.	12 November 2003	Warsaw, Poland	Italy	3–1	Win	Friendly
5.	4 September 2004	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	3–0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
6.	9 October 2004	Vienna, Austria	Austria	3–1	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
7.	13 October 2004	Cardiff, Wales	Wales	3–2	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
8.	26 March 2005	Warsaw, Poland	Azerbaijan	8–0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
9.	7 October 2005	Warsaw, Poland	Iceland	3–2	Win	Friendly
10.	24 March 2007	Warsaw, Poland	Azerbaijan	5–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
11.	2 June 2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	3–1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
12.	2 June 2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	3–1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
13.	22 August 2007	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–2	Draw	Friendly
14.	8 September 2007	Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	2–2	Draw	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
15.	1 June 2008	Chorzów, Poland	Denmark	1–1	Draw	Friendly

External links[link]

• Official site of Jacek Krzynówek (Polish)
• Player profile on 90minut.pl (Polish)
• National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association (Polish)
• Leverkusen-who's who (German)

v t e Poland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Dudek 2 Kłos 3 Zieliński 4 Michał Żewłakow 5 Rząsa 6 Hajto 7 Świerczewski 8 Kucharski 9 Kryszałowicz 10 Kałużny 11 Olisadebe 12 Majdan 13 Głowacki 14 Marcin Żewłakow 15 Wałdoch (c) 16 Murawski 17 A. Bąk 18 Krzynówek 19 Żurawski 20 J. Bąk 21 Koźmiński 22 Matysek 23 Sibik Coach: Engel

v t e Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boruc 2 Jop 3 Gancarczyk 4 Baszczyński 5 Kosowski 6 Bąk (c) 7 Sobolewski 8 Krzynówek 9 Żurawski 10 Szymkowiak 11 Rasiak 12 Kuszczak 13 Mila 14 Żewłakow 15 Smolarek 16 Radomski 17 Dudka 18 Lewandowski 19 Bosacki 20 Giza 21 Jeleń 22 Fabiański 23 Brożek Coach: Janas

v t e Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Boruc 2 Jop 3 Wawrzyniak 4 Golański 5 Dudka 6 Bąk 7 Smolarek 8 Krzynówek 9 Żurawski 10 Garguła 11 Saganowski 12 Kowalewski 13 Wasilewski 14 Żewłakow 15 Pazdan 16 Piszczek 17 Łobodziński 18 Lewandowski 19 Murawski 20 Guerreiro 21 Zahorski 22 Fabiański 23 Kokoszka Coach: Beenhakker