Marian Henryk Szeja (20 August 1941 – 25 February 2015) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the substitute player for the Poland national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won gold medal.[1][2][3] Szeja died on 25 February 2015 at the age of 73.[4]
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| Full name | Marian Henryk Szeja | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 February 2015 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wałbrzych, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1960 | Unia Kędzierzyn | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1973 | Zagłębie Wałbrzych | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Metz | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1980 | Auxerre | 190 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1973 | Poland | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
editAuxerre
- Ligue 2: 1979–80
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1978–79
Poland
References
edit- ^ "List of Polish team players, Olympic gold medal winners 1972". www.worldfootball.net/. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "List of Polish football squad 1972 Olympic gold medal winners". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Official Olympic page to confirm Poland won the football gold medal 1972". olympics.com/.
- ^ "Zmarł Marian Szeja. 'To on powinien bronić na Wembley'". Przegląd Sportowy. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Marian Szeja". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Marian Szeja.
- Marian Szeja at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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