Ostap Steckiw Explained

Ostap Steckiw
Birth Date:14 March 1924
Birth Place:Lwów, Poland
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1939,1941–1943
Years2:1946
Years3:1946
Years4:1946–1947
Years5:1948
Years6:1948–1950
Years7:1950
Years8:1950–1951
Years9:1951–1955
Years10:1955–1956
Years11:1955–1959
Years12:1956
Years13:1959
Years14:1959–1960
Years15:1961–1963
Clubs14:Toronto Ukrainians
Clubs15:Toronto Inter–Roma
Caps4:24
Goals4:2
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Caps6:8
Goals6:0
Caps7:15
Goals7:5
Caps8:25
Goals8:4
Nationalyears1:1957
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:1961–1963
Managerclubs1:Toronto Inter–Roma
Manageryears2:1968
Managerclubs2:Toronto Ukrainians
Manageryears3:1974
Managerclubs3:Toronto Ukrainians

Ostap Steckiw (Остап Стецьків) (March 14, 1924 – April 13, 2001) was a Canadian soccer player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side against the United States in 1957, scoring one goal. During World War II he was a member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. He was awarded the UPA Golden Cross.

Career

He played club football for ST Ukraina Lviv, Phönix Karlsruhe, Charleroi, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Toronto Ukrainians, and Rochester Ukrainians.[2]

In 1942 Steckiw became the champion of Halychyna playing for ST Ukraina Lwów. In 1957 he was the Canadian Challenger's Cup holder playing for Montreal Ukrainians.[3]

International career

He played a single game for Canada in Saint Louis against the United States along with two other Ukrainian Canadians: Mike Bereza and Walt Zakaluznyj.

Managerial career

After retiring Steckiw in 1961 served as a player-coach with Toronto's Inter-Roma originally in the National Soccer League (NSL) then later in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.[4] On June 27, 1963 he resigned as head coach and was replaced by Renato Seghini.[5] In 1968, he returned to manage in the NSL with Toronto Ukraina.[6] He was named the head coach for Toronto Ukraina once more for the 1974 season.[7]

He created a soccer museum in Toronto. In 1946 in city of Ulm, West Germany Steckiw created a football team "Ukraina".

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. June 28, 2021. Canada Soccer. January 28, 2020 . en-CA.
  2. Book: Jose, Colin. On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001. Vaughan, Ontario. 234.
  3. Web site: МИ ПАМ'ЯТАЄМО. Перемоги Остапа Стецьківа на чужих стадіонах - ZAXID.NET . December 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722205254/http://zaxid.net/article/75254/ . July 22, 2012 . dead .
  4. News: Waring. Ed. February 2, 1961. Name Ostap Steckiw Coach of Roma Team. 24. The Globe and Mail.
  5. News: Waring. Ed. June 27, 1963. Toronto City Fashions Tie Against Undefeated Italia. 25. The Globe and Mail.
  6. News: Waring. Ed. July 22, 1968. Student scores both the goals as Ukes blank Windsor Teutonia. 18. The Globe and Mail.
  7. News: Waring. Ed. June 10, 1974. Geiger thwarts Hamilton City, improved Ukraing gains 0-0 draw. S1. The Globe and Mail.