Roman Ogaza
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roman Grzegorz Ogaza | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Katowice, Poland | ||
Date of death | 5 March 2006 53) | (aged||
Place of death | Forbach, France | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965-1968 | GKS Tychy | ||
1968-1970 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
1970-1975 | Szombierki Bytom | ||
1975-1978 | GKS Tychy | ||
1978-1983 | Szombierki Bytom | ||
1983-1984 | RC Lens | ||
1984-1986 | Olympique Alès | ||
National team | |||
1974-1981 | Poland | 21 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Roman Grzegorz Ogaza (17 November 1952 – 5 March 2006) was a Polish football player.
Life and work
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing Poland | ||
Men's football | ||
1976 Montreal | Team Competition |
Roman Ogaza was born 17 November in Katowice. He was a striker. His first club was Górnik Lędziny (1965–1968 and after fusion GKS Tychy), next clubs: Górnik Zabrze (1968–1970), Szombierki Bytom (1970–1975 and 1978–1983), French teams: RC Lens (1983–1984) and Olympique Alès (1984–1986), US Forbach (1987–1991) and SG Marienau (1991) and Belgian Royal Francs Borains (1986).
He clinched polish championship with Szombierki Bytom in 1980. His debut with the Polish national team was in Port-au-Prince on 13 April 1974 against Haiti. Ogaza's last appearance with the national team was against Portugal on 23 February 1981. Ogaza played 21 matches for the Polish national team, scoring 6 goals.[1] With many great players to choose from, Kazimierz Górski did not pick Ogaza for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, but 2 years later, Ogaza was a member of the Polish Olympic team which brought silver from Montreal in 1976
Roman Ogaza died in Forbach, near Metz, in March 2006, at the age of 53.