Marek Ostrowski Explained

Marek Ostrowski
Birth Date:22 November 1959
Birth Place:Skrwilno, Poland
Death Place:Stockerau, Austra
Position:Defender
Years1:1977–1978
Years2:1978–1979
Caps2:28
Goals2:2
Years3:1979–1982
Caps3:52
Goals3:0
Years4:1982–1989
Caps4:171
Goals4:24
Years5:1989–1990
Years6:1990–1995
Totalcaps:251+
Totalgoals:26+
Nationalyears1:1981–1987
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:1

Marek Ostrowski (22 November 1959, in Skrwilno – 6 March 2017, in Stockerau, Austria) was a Polish footballer (defender) playing for Poland national football team in 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

He is one of the most notable players of Pogoń Szczecin during his era in the club, as he played 222 games for the club, scoring 30 goals.[1]

International career

Ostrowski made his debut for Poland in a January 1981 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 1 goal.[2] His final international was an October 1987 friendly match against Czechoslovakia.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.

Personal life and death

He was hospitalized in January 2017 after a heart attack. He died in his sleep in March 2017, a few days after being discharged by the hospital.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://pogonsportnet.pl/news/odeszla-jedna-z-legend-zmarl-marek-ostrowski Odeszła jedna z legend, zmarł Marek Ostrowski
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/pol-recintlp.html Appearances for Poland National Team
  3. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15758 Intl career stats
  4. http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna,nie-zyje-marek-ostrowski-byly-reprezentant-polski-i-pilkarz-pogoni-szczecin,artykul,763428,1,279.html Waleczne serce nie wytrzymało. Nie żyje Marek Ostrowski