Dariusz Mioduski

Dariusz Mioduski (born 1 January 1964)^[2] is a Polish attorney, businessman, and sports director. Dariusz Mioduski is Legia Warsaw owner and president,^[3] CEO of Radwan Investments,^[3] and Executive Board member since 2015 and vice-president of European Club Association.^[4] In 2023, he became one of five ECA members of the UEFA Club Competitions company set up by UEFA and the ECA to manage the business aspects of the UEFA club competitions.^[4]

Dariusz Mioduski
Born	(1964-01-01) 1 January 1964 (age 59) Chełmno, Poland^[1]
Nationality	Polish
Education	Harvard University
Occupation(s)	Attorney, Owner and Sports Director
Title	Owner and President of Legia Warsaw

At the age of 17, he emigrated with his parents to the USA.^[5] In 1987, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, and in 1990 a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.^[3] From 1990 to 1997, he served as a partner with White & Case and Vinson & Elkins in New York, Houston and Warsaw.^[3] He then served as a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna in London until 2007.^[3] In the years 2007–2013 he was the president of the Kulczyk Investments group.^[5]

In July 2012, he joined the supervisory board of Legia Warsaw football club. Five months later, Bogusław Leśnodorski became the club's president. In January 2014, he and Leśnodorski became the owners of Legia Warsaw, buying 100 per cent of the company's shares from the ITI Group.^[5] Mioduski became the majority shareholder (80 percent). In time, 20 per cent from Mioduski was taken over by Maciej Wandzel.^[6] On 22 March 2017, he purchased the remaining forty percent of the club to become the single owner of the club from Bogusław Leśnodorski.^[7]

On the night of October 5-6, 2023, after the end of the Europa Conference League match between AZ Alkmaar and Legia Warsaw, there was a collision between Legia players and staff on one side, and AZ Alkmaar security and Dutch police on the other.^[8] A video was published online showing Dariusz Mioduski being pushed and beaten by Dutch police.^[8] As a result of the incident, two Legia players Josué Pesqueira and Radovan Pankov were arrested.^[8] They were released the next day, Josué was not charged.^[9] During a press conference on October 6, Dariusz Mioduski called the incidents in the Netherlands "an absolute scandal," accused the Dutch media of propagating an untrue narrative and announced efforts to clarify the entire situation.^[10]

References

1. "Mioduski: Odkąd jestem właścicielem, Legia ma najlepszy czas w historii [WYWIAD]". 9 February 2020.
2. "Mieszkał w Teksasie, kibicował Zawiszy i pracował w McDonaldzie. Kim jest Dariusz Mioduski?". Sport.pl.
3. "DARIUSZ MIODUSKI". European Club Assoication. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
4. S.A, Telewizja Polska (7 September 2023). "Właściciel Legii z prestiżową nominacją. Trafił do ważnej spółki". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
5. "Dariusz Mioduski. Sylwetka nowego właściciela Legii". sport.interia.pl.
6. Media, Wirtualna Polska (3 June 2017). "Dariusz Mioduski - człowiek, który przybył do polskiej piłki z innego wymiaru". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
7. Dębek, Tomasz (22 March 2017). "Dariusz Mioduski odkupił udziały wspólników i został prezesem Legii Warszawa". polskatimes.pl.
8. "Prezes Legii pobity. Jest nagranie. Tak policja potraktowała Mioduskiego". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
9. Czaplewski, Jacek (6 October 2023). "Josue i Radovan Pankov wracają do Polski. Co z zarzutami dla piłkarzy Legii Warszawa za rzekomą napaść w Holandii?". Gol24 (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
10. ""Absolutny skandal. Tworzą nieprawdziwą historię". Bardzo ostre słowa Mioduskiego, zapowiedział reakcję Legii". Meczyki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.