Ruch Chorzów kept him for thirteen years and 310 matches, and Silesia knew him simply as Zyga; at the 1974 World Cup he was reckoned to cover more ground than anyone in the Polish side. Bronze at that World Cup, Olympic gold in Munich in 1972 and silver in Montreal in 1976, three Polish championships in 1968, 1974 and 1975, the Polish Cup in 1974, and Polish Footballer of the Year in 1975. Career record: 23 caps and 0 goals for Poland; club career at Ruch Chorzów, Valenciennes; honours include Hall of Fame.
| 1963–1976 | Ruch Chorzów |
| 1976–1979 | Valenciennes |
| Poland | 23 caps, 0 goals |
Poland legends whose careers overlapped Maszczyk's
One rank above: Zygmunt Anczok at #25.
One rank below: Euzebiusz Smolarek at #27.
Poland's editorial top five: Robert Lewandowski · Kazimierz Deyna · Zbigniew Boniek · Grzegorz Lato · Włodzimierz Lubański.