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Eugeniusz Olszyna
Personal information
Date of birth 10 February 1954
Place of birth Poznań, Poland[1]
Date of death 5 March 2023(2023-03-05) (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)
0000-1971 Warta Poznań
1971-1976 Lech Poznań 39 (3)
Mieszko Gniezno
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugeniusz Olszyna (born 10 February 1954, Poznań – died 5 March 2023, Gniezno) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.[1]

The majority of his career was at his hometown city clubs. Starting at Warta[2] before moving to Lech in 1971.[2]

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]

He moved to Mieszko Gniezno in 1976[2] where he ended his career.[6] He was buried at St Paul and Peter's cemetery in Gniezno.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Abcmaxx/Eugeniusz Olszyna at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  2. ^ a b c d "Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna" [Eugeniusz Olszyna has died] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b Andrzej Grupa (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań, reprezentował go w Ekstraklasie". interia.pl (in Polish). Interia Sport.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna" [Eugeniusz Olszyna has died] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ Szymon Miś (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań. Klub w żałobie" (in Polish). Poznań: Radio Eska.
  7. ^ Hubert Rybkowski (7 March 2023). "Fatalne informacje z Poznania. Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha". sport.pl (in Polish). sport.pl.


Category:Footballers from Poznań Category:Polish footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:Mieszko Gniezno players Category:Lech Poznań players Category:Warta Poznań players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:1954 births Category:2023 deaths