Jacek Grembocki (born 10 May 1965) is a Polish

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. Besides Poland, he has played in Venezuela and Germany.Zapomniane życiorysy: Jacek Grembocki, czyli Wenezuela, Juventus i papież
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Career

Playing career

Club

He began his career with

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

and also debuted as senior there. In 1983, Lechia won the Polish Cup as a team from the 3rd division and Grembocki was part of the team. Lechia sold him in 1986 as they were on the verge of bankruptcy at the time.

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, ...

, and

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

were all interested. Grembocki joined

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

though and played for 9 seasons winning the Polish title in 1987 and 1988. He also played for Petrochemia Płock and for a few clubs in Venezuela and Germany. He captained Lechia, Górnik and Petrochemia during his career.

International

He debuted for

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

on 18 March 1987 against

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. His last international match was in 1994. In 1992, Chelsea sent an inquiry to Górnik Zabrze, however the transfer was never finalized.

Managerial career

He holds an UEFA Pro coaching licence. On 21 April 2009 Grembocki joined Polonia Warsaw as the manager. He also was manager of

Znicz Pruszków Miejski Klub Sportowy Znicz Pruszków () is a football (soccer), football club based in Pruszków, Poland. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. Players Current squad ...

at the time when

Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski (; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club FC Barcelona, Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of a ...

played for them.

Personal life

Grembocki supports

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

: 1982–83 *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

: 1983 Górnik Zabrze *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

: 1986–87, 1987–88 * Polish Super Cup: 1988

References

External links

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Manager Profile
1965 births Living people Footballers from Gdańsk Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Lechia Gdańsk players Górnik Zabrze players Wisła Płock players Caracas F.C. players FSV Frankfurt players VfL Osnabrück players Elana Toruń players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players Regionalliga players Polish football managers Znicz Pruszków managers Polonia Warsaw managers Bałtyk Gdynia managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1960s-stub