| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 February 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 2023(2023-03-05) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Gniezno, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Warta Poznań | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1971 | Warta Poznań | ||
| 1971–1976 | Lech Poznań | 39 | (3) |
| 1976–1980 | Mieszko Gniezno | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 before promptly moving to Lech in 1971 aged 17.
He made his Lech debut soon after his 20th birthday. He was mostly a backup player, often coming off the bench, assisting the star players and acting as a playmaker for them.
His career high came between 1974 and 1976, noting 39 appearances and 3 goals in the Ekstraklasa, another 2 goals in 3 appearances in the Polish Cup. Despite being a supporting player to the two main strikers Włodzimierz Wojciechowski and Ryszard Szpakowski, he remained a popular player.
He moved to Mieszko Gniezno in 1976 where he ended his career in 1980.
He died on 5 March 2023 in Gniezno aged 69 and was buried at St Paul and Peter's cemetery in Gniezno.
References
- ^ Eugeniusz Olszyna at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ "Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna" [Eugeniusz Olszyna has died] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 7 March 2023.
- ^ Andrzej Grupa (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań, reprezentował go w Ekstraklasie". interia.pl (in Polish). Interia Sport.
- A. Gowarzewski; J. Redzioch (2003). Lech Poznań (encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI - kolekcja klubów, tom 8) [Lech Poznan (FUJI football encyclopedia - clubs collection, volume 8)]. p. 266. ISBN 83-88232-11-8.
- "Zmarł Eugeniusz Olszyna" [Eugeniusz Olszyna has died] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 7 March 2023.
- "Niezwykle smutna wiadomość – nie żyje Eugeniusz Olszyna, były napastnik Lecha Poznań". fakt.pl (in Polish). Fakt. 7 March 2023.
- Szymon Miś (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były piłkarz Lecha Poznań. Klub w żałobie" (in Polish). Poznań: Radio Eska.
- Maciej Walasek (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha Poznań. Mistrzowie Polski w żałobie". sport.radiozet.pl (in Polish). Radio Zet Sport.
- Mateusz Wysokiński (7 March 2023). "Lech Poznań przekazał najsmutniejsze informacje. Nie żyje były napastnik klubu, kibice pogrążeni w żałobie". sport.se.pl (in Polish). Super Express Sport.
- Hubert Rybkowski (7 March 2023). "Fatalne informacje z Poznania. Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha". sport.pl (in Polish). sport.pl.
- Editorial team (7 March 2023). "Nie żyje były napastnik Lecha". Sport z Pazurem (in Polish). sportzpazurem.pl.