Bogdan Wenta

Bogdan Brunon Wenta (born 19 November 1961) is a Polish politician and handball coach and former Polish and German handball player. He has been a member of the Poland men's national handball team in 1981–1994 and Germany men's national handball team in 1997–2000, a participant of the Olympic Games Sydney 2000, five-time Polish Champion (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988), and former head coach of Poland. He has been one of the best handball player in the history of Polish handball. Between 2014 and 2018 he was a Member of the European Parliament for the Polish Civic Platform. In 2018, he was elected as Mayor of Kielce, having run from his own committee with the endorsement of the Civic Platform.

Bogdan Wenta
Wenta in 2019
Mayor of Kielce
Assumed office
22 November 2018
Vice PresidentBożena Szczypiór
Marcin Różycki
Arkadiusz Kubiec
Preceded byWojciech Lubawski
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014  13 November 2018
ConstituencyLesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
Personal details
Born
Bogdan Brunon Wenta

(1961-11-19) November 19, 1961
Szpęgawsk, Poland
Political partyŚwiętokrzyskie project (2016–present)
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
ChildrenTomasz Wenta (b. 1996)
Handball career
Personal information
Nationality Polish
German
Playing position Central
Senior clubs
Years Team
1978–1989
Wybrzeże Gdańsk
1989–1992
Bidasoa Irún
1992–1995
FC Barcelona
1995–1998
Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
1998–2000
Flensburg-Handewitt
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1994
Poland 198 (763)
1997–2000
Germany 50 (144)
Teams managed
2000–2006
Flensburg-Handewitt II
2004–2012
Poland
2006–2007
SC Magdeburg
2008–2014
Vive Kielce
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's handball
European Championship
1998 Italy
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 June 2015
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