Jarosław Pacoń | |
Fullname: | Jarosław Bogdan Pacoń[1] |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1972 |
Birth Place: | Braniewo, Olsztyn Voivodeship, Poland |
Death Date: | 13 November 2021 (aged 49) |
Death Place: | Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Stal Gorzyce |
Years1: | 1990–1991 |
Clubs1: | Stal Gorzyce |
Years2: | 1993–1994 |
Clubs2: | Stal Stalowa Wola |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1995 |
Clubs3: | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski |
Years4: | 1996 |
Clubs4: | Stal Stalowa Wola |
Years5: | 1997–1999 |
Clubs5: | Korona Kielce |
Years6: | 2000–2001 |
Clubs6: | Olympia Stamford SC |
Jarosław Bogdan Pacoń (8 January 1972 – 13 November 2021) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender.
Pacoń started his career with Stal Gorzyce in 1990. In the 1993–94 Ekstraklasa season, he played 10 games for Stal Stalowa Wola. He also played for KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Korona Kielce where he was widely regarded as one of the best second division defenders.[2] He ended his career at the American Olympia Stamford SC.[3]
After retirement he stayed in the USA and ran a construction company. He died on 13 November 2021 in Stamford at the age of 49.[4] He was buried on 23 November 2021 at the Spring Grove Cemetery, with a prior Mass for the deceased at the Holy Name of Jesus Church.[1]