Jerzy Podbrożny
Football, Football player
1966 –
Who is Jerzy Podbrożny?
Jerzy Podbrożny is a former Polish football striker, one of the top scorers in Polish football history.
Podbrożny led the Polish league in scoring: in 1992 with 20 goals and in 1993 with 25 goals, both times for Lech Poznań. After winning the championship both those years, he transferred to Legia Warsaw, and promptly won the next two titles. In 1996, Podbrożny moved to Spain, first with CP Mérida and then with CD Toledo. He then signed with the Chicago Fire, coming to Major League Soccer in the club's inaugural season in 1998, joining fellow Polish internationals Peter Nowak and Roman Kosecki. Podbrożny went on to help the club to the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double. He played two seasons in MLS, scoring 10 goals and 22 assists in league play. Fans loved him in Chicago for his candour.
Podbrożny was capped six times for the Polish national team.
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- Born
- Dec 16, 1966
Przemyśl - Also known as
- Jerzy Podbrozny
- Nationality
- Poland
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on July 23, 2013
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