Eugeniusz Olszyna | |
Birth Date: | 10 February 1954 |
Birth Place: | Poznań, Poland |
Death Place: | Gniezno, Poland |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | Warta Poznań |
Years1: | –1971 |
Clubs1: | Warta Poznań |
Years2: | 1971–1976 |
Clubs2: | Lech Poznań |
Caps2: | 39 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 1976–1980 |
Clubs3: | Mieszko Gniezno |
Eugeniusz Olszyna (10 February 1954 – 5 March 2023) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Poznań, Olszyna spent the majority of his career at clubs in his hometown city. He started at Warta[1] before promptly moving to Lech in 1971[1] aged 17.
He made his Lech debut soon after his 20th birthday.[2] He was mostly a backup player, often coming off the bench, assisting the star players and acting as a playmaker for them.[3]
His career high came between 1974 and 1976, noting 39 appearances and 3 goals in the Ekstraklasa,[4] another 2 goals in 3 appearances in the Polish Cup.[2] Despite being a supporting player to the two main strikers Włodzimierz Wojciechowski and Ryszard Szpakowski, he remained a popular player.[5]
He moved to Mieszko Gniezno in 1976[1] where he ended his career[6] in 1980.[7]
He died on 5 March 2023 in Gniezno aged 69[8] and was buried at St Paul and Peter's cemetery in Gniezno.[9] [10]