Polish football chief Zbigniew Boniek elected VP of UEFA

The head of the Polish Football Association, Zbigniew Boniek, has been elected as a vice president of European football’s governing body UEFA, officials have said.

Photo:

EPA/Richard Juilliart

The vote came as the organization was holding its 45th Congress in Montreux, Switzerland on Tuesday.

Na dzisiejszym Kongresie UEFA w szwajcarskim Montreux Zbigniew Boniek został wybrany przez Komitet Wykonawczy wiceprezydentem Europejskiej Unii Piłkarskiej.

⤵⤵⤵

— PZPN (@pzpn_pl) April 20, 2021

"The president of the Polish Football Association (PZPN), Zbigniew Boniek, has been elected a UEFA vice-president for a four-year term,” the PZPN’s Secretary-General Maciej Sawicki announced on Twitter.

“It is a great, individual honour in recognition of his work as a member of the UEFA Executive Committee and his role as head of the Polish Football Association,” Sawicki added.

Prezes PZPN Zbigniew Boniek @BoniekZibi został wybrany wiceprezydentem UEFA na 4-letnią kadencję! Jest to wielkie, indywidualne docenienie dotychczasowej działalności jako członka Komitetu Wykonawczego UEFA oraz jako Prezesa PZPN 👏👏🇵🇱🇵🇱!

— Maciej Sawicki (@Maciej_Sawicki) April 20, 2021

Boniek, a former top Poland player, will combine his new role with being a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, a position he has held since 2017 and to which he was re-elected on Tuesday.

Congratulations to the following individuals, who are elected or re-elected to the #UEFAExCo for a four-year term.

🇵🇱 Zbigniew Boniek
🇷🇺 Alexander Dyukov
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Gill
🇮🇹 Gabriele Gravina
🇩🇪 Rainer Koch
🇸🇪 Karl-Erik Nilsson
🇳🇱 Just Spee
🇹🇷 Servet Yardımcı#UEFACongress

— UEFA (@UEFA) April 20, 2021

Prezes PZPN @BoniekZibi został ponownie wybrany do Komitetu Wykonawczego UEFA podczas Kongresu UEFA w Montreux👏🇵🇱⚽️. pic.twitter.com/OLnhysCVMk

— Maciej Sawicki (@Maciej_Sawicki) April 20, 2021

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR, PAP, uefa.com