Eugeniusz Olszyna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 February 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 2023 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Gniezno, Poland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Warta Poznań | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1971 | Warta Poznań | ||
| 1971–1976 | Lech Poznań | 39 | (3) |
| 1976–1980 | Mieszko Gniezno | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eugeniusz Olszyna (10 February 1954 – 5 March 2023) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Born in Poznań, Olszyna spent the majority of his career at clubs in his hometown city. He started at Warta[2] before promptly moving to Lech in 1971[2] aged 17.[3]
He made his Lech debut soon after his 20th birthday.[3] He was mostly a backup player, often coming off the bench, assisting the star players and acting as a playmaker for them.[4]
His career high came between 1974 and 1976, noting 39 appearances and 3 goals in the Ekstraklasa,[1][5] another 2 goals in 3 appearances in the Polish Cup.[3] Despite being a supporting player to the two main strikers Włodzimierz Wojciechowski and Ryszard Szpakowski, he remained a popular player.[6]
He moved to Mieszko Gniezno in 1976[2] where he ended his career[7] in 1980.[8]
He died on 5 March 2023 in Gniezno aged 69[9] and was buried at St Paul and Peter's cemetery in Gniezno.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Eugeniusz Olszyna at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ a b c d "Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna" [Eugeniusz Olszyna has died] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Andrzej Grupa (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań, reprezentował go w Ekstraklasie". interia.pl (in Polish). Interia Sport.
- ^ A. Gowarzewski; J. Redzioch (2003). Lech Poznań (encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI - kolekcja klubów, tom 8) [Lech Poznan (FUJI football encyclopedia - clubs collection, volume 8)]. p. 266. ISBN 83-88232-11-8.
- ^ "Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna" [Eugeniusz Olszyna has died] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Niezwykle smutna wiadomość – nie żyje Eugeniusz Olszyna, były napastnik Lecha Poznań". fakt.pl (in Polish). Fakt. 7 March 2023.
- ^ Szymon Miś (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań. Klub w żałobie" (in Polish). Poznań: Radio Eska.
- ^ Maciej Walasek (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha Poznań. Mistrzowie Polski w żałobie". sport.radiozet.pl (in Polish). Radio Zet Sport.
- ^ Mateusz Wysokiński (7 March 2023). "Lech Poznań przekazał najsmutniejsze informacje. Nie żyje były napastnik klubu, kibice pogrążeni w żałobie". sport.se.pl (in Polish). Super Express Sport.
- ^ Hubert Rybkowski (7 March 2023). "Fatalne informacje z Poznania. Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha". sport.pl (in Polish). sport.pl.
- ^ Editorial team (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha". Sport z Pazurem (in Polish). sportzpazurem.pl.