Eugeniusz Olszyna Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna. Lech Poznań. 7 March 2023. Eugeniusz Olszyna has died. pl.
  2. News: Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań, reprezentował go w Ekstraklasie. Andrzej Grupa. 7 March 2023. pl. Interia Sport. interia.pl.
  3. Book: 266. Lech Poznań (encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI - kolekcja klubów, tom 8). Lech Poznan (FUJI football encyclopedia - clubs collection, volume 8). A. Gowarzewski. J. Redzioch. 2003. 83-88232-11-8.
  4. News: Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna. 90minut.pl. 7 March 2023. Eugeniusz Olszyna has died. pl.
  5. News: Niezwykle smutna wiadomość – nie żyje Eugeniusz Olszyna, były napastnik Lecha Poznań. fakt.pl. Fakt. 7 March 2023. pl.
  6. News: Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań. Klub w żałobie. Szymon Miś. Poznań. Radio Eska. 7 March 2023. pl.
  7. News: Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha Poznań. Mistrzowie Polski w żałobie . Maciej Walasek . sport.radiozet.pl. Radio Zet Sport. 7 March 2023. pl.
  8. News: Lech Poznań przekazał najsmutniejsze informacje. Nie żyje były napastnik klubu, kibice pogrążeni w żałobie. Mateusz Wysokiński. sport.se.pl. Super Express Sport. 7 March 2023. pl.
  9. News: Fatalne informacje z Poznania. Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha. Hubert Rybkowski. sport.pl. sport.pl. 7 March 2023. pl.
  10. News: Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha. Editorial team. Sport z Pazurem. sportzpazurem.pl. 7 March 2023. pl.