Okoński started his football career in 1969, in the second division of the Polish league with the team of his hometown, Gwardia Koszalin, which he played to until 1977. He then moved to the first division and Lech Poznań. In 1980 he was transferred to Lech Poznań with which he won the Polish Cup in 1980 and 1981, while from 1982 to 1986 he returned to Lech Poznań. During his career in Poland he was the top scorer once, in 1983, and twice the runner-up in the league. In 1983 and 1984 he won back-to-back championships with Lech Poznan. In 1982 and 1984 he also won the Polish Cup. In 1986, he was transferred for around DM 700,000 to German side, Hamburger SV.[1] He played there for the next two years and won the DFB-Pokal in 1987[2] and in the same year they finished second in the league. They played in the 1987 DFB-Supercup losing 2–1 from Bayern Munich with Okoński scoring the only goal for his club.[3] During his stay there, he was named Best Foreign Player in Bundesliga.
It was the summer of 1988, he moved to the Greek league to play for AEK Athens in a transfer of 220 million drachmas.[4]Anderlecht, Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco and Olympiacos were also very interested in the footballer, with the latter ending up with Lajos Détári instead.[5] In his first season at the club, he won the league being the team's top scorer and essentially their leader. He scored with a direct free kick against Panathinaikos and gave his team the victory in the away derby.[6] In May 7, 1989 in an away match against Olympiacos at the Olympic Stadium, he combined 2 times with Karagiozopoulos, assisting him in one of the most important goals in AEK's history.[7] The following season was also very good winning the Greek Super Cup on penalties against Panathinaikos.[8] On the contrary in his last season at AEK, affected both by the bad state of the club and by the rupture of his relations with the then coach Dušan Bajević, he did not performed as expected and left before the end of the season.[9]
In 1991 he was transferred to Korinthos, who had just been promoted to the first division and played for six months, before he leaves the team and thecountry, at 33 years old. In 1992, at the end of his career, he returned to his homeland playing a few games initially with Lech Poznan, later champions, and ending the season with Olimpia Poznań. The following year he returned to Germany and played with SC Concordia von 1907, while in 1994 with FTSV Raspo Elmshorn in the 5th division of the German Championship. He returned to his country in 1995 and joined Lipno Stęszew and a year later his first team Gwardia Koszalin. In the last years of his career he faced problems in his off-field life with alcohol and gambling.[10]
International career
Okoński played 29 times for the Poland national football team, from 1977 to 1987, without participating in any major international tournament and scored 2 goals.[11]
After football
He currently lives in Poland and has occasionally worked as a player manager and as a newspaper columnist.[10]
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mirosław, okoński, born, december, 1958, koszalin, polish, former, professional, footballer, played, attacking, midfielder, personal, informationfull, namemirosław, marian, okońskidate, birth, 1958, december, 1958, place, birthkoszalin, polandheight1, position. Miroslaw Okonski born 8 December 1958 in Koszalin is a Polish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder Miroslaw OkonskiPersonal informationFull nameMiroslaw Marian OkonskiDate of birth 1958 12 08 8 December 1958 age 64 Place of birthKoszalin PolandHeight1 71 m 5 ft 7 in Position s Attacking midfielder strikerYouth career1969 1977Gwardia KoszalinSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1977 1979Lech Poznan68 16 1980 1981Legia Warsaw52 15 1982 1986Lech Poznan129 53 1986 1988Hamburger SV62 15 1988 1991AEK Athens77 22 1991 1992Korinthos18 4 1992Lech Poznan3 0 1993Olimpia Poznan9 0 1993SC Concordia von 19071994FTSV Raspo Elmshorn1994 1995Astra Krotoszyn1995 1996Lipno Steszew1996 1997Gwardia KoszalinTotal418 125 International career1977 1987Poland29 2 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 After football 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksClub career EditOkonski started his football career in 1969 in the second division of the Polish league with the team of his hometown Gwardia Koszalin which he played to until 1977 He then moved to the first division and Lech Poznan In 1980 he was transferred to Lech Poznan with which he won the Polish Cup in 1980 and 1981 while from 1982 to 1986 he returned to Lech Poznan During his career in Poland he was the top scorer once in 1983 and twice the runner up in the league In 1983 and 1984 he won back to back championships with Lech Poznan In 1982 and 1984 he also won the Polish Cup In 1986 he was transferred for around DM 700 000 to German side Hamburger SV 1 He played there for the next two years and won the DFB Pokal in 1987 2 and in the same year they finished second in the league They played in the 1987 DFB Supercup losing 2 1 from Bayern Munich with Okonski scoring the only goal for his club 3 During his stay there he was named Best Foreign Player in Bundesliga It was the summer of 1988 he moved to the Greek league to play for AEK Athens in a transfer of 220 million drachmas 4 Anderlecht Paris Saint Germain Monaco and Olympiacos were also very interested in the footballer with the latter ending up with Lajos Detari instead 5 In his first season at the club he won the league being the team s top scorer and essentially their leader He scored with a direct free kick against Panathinaikos and gave his team the victory in the away derby 6 In May 7 1989 in an away match against Olympiacos at the Olympic Stadium he combined 2 times with Karagiozopoulos assisting him in one of the most important goals in AEK s history 7 The following season was also very good winning the Greek Super Cup on penalties against Panathinaikos 8 On the contrary in his last season at AEK affected both by the bad state of the club and by the rupture of his relations with the then coach Dusan Bajevic he did not performed as expected and left before the end of the season 9 In 1991 he was transferred to Korinthos who had just been promoted to the first division and played for six months before he leaves the team and thecountry at 33 years old In 1992 at the end of his career he returned to his homeland playing a few games initially with Lech Poznan later champions and ending the season with Olimpia Poznan The following year he returned to Germany and played with SC Concordia von 1907 while in 1994 with FTSV Raspo Elmshorn in the 5th division of the German Championship He returned to his country in 1995 and joined Lipno Steszew and a year later his first team Gwardia Koszalin In the last years of his career he faced problems in his off field life with alcohol and gambling 10 International career EditOkonski played 29 times for the Poland national football team from 1977 to 1987 without participating in any major international tournament and scored 2 goals 11 After football EditHe currently lives in Poland and has occasionally worked as a player manager and as a newspaper columnist 10 Honours EditLegia Warsaw Polish Cup 1979 80 1980 81Lech PoznanEkstraklasa 1982 83 1983 84 Polish Cup 1981 82 1983 84 Polish Super Cup 1992Hamburger SV DFB Pokal 1986 87AEK Athens Alpha Ethniki 1988 89 Greek League Cup 1990 Greek Super Cup 1989Individual Ekstraklasa top scorer 1982 83References Edit Okonski Miroslaw in German kicker de Retrieved 13 October 2012 Spieltag DFB Deutscher Fussball Bund e V 10 May 2014 Das Spiel DFB Deutscher Fussball Bund e V 16 October 2014 Otan o Okonski hr8e sthn AEK kai ebale telos sta petrina xronia aek live gr 4 July 2015 Transfer stories 1988 O erxomos toy Okonski poy alla3e th dynamikh ths AEK toy Mpagebits sfragizontas ton titlo meta apo deka xronia bankingnews gr H faoylara toy Okonski poy edwse to syn8hma gia ton titlo VIDEO 25 09 09 59 aek365 org Gkol Karagkiozopoyloy enantion Olympiakoy P youtube com A E K Pana8hnaikos 1 1 6 5 Penalty Super Cup 1989 via www youtube com Miroslab Okonski kitrinomavro gr a b Okonski magos kai me8ysmenos gazetta gr Retrieved 7 May 2014 Strack Zimmermann Benjamin Miroslaw Okonski Player www national football teams com External links EditMiroslaw Okonski at 90minut pl in Polish Miroslaw Okonski at Fussballdaten de in German Miroslaw Okonski at National Football Teams com Miroslaw Okonski at WorldFootball net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miroslaw Okonski amp oldid 1131911661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
