Marek Ostrowski

Marek Ostrowski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-11-22)22 November 1959
Place of birth	Skrwilno, Poland
Date of death	6 March 2017(2017-03-06) (aged 57)
Place of death	Stockerau, Austria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1978	Wisła Płock
1978–1979	Stoczniowiec Gdańsk	28	(2)
1979–1982	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	52	(0)
1982–1989	Pogoń Szczecin	181	(24)
1989–1990	VfB Mödling
1990–1995	SV Stockerau
1996–1996	SC Klosterneuburg 1912
International career
1981–1987	Poland	37	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marek Ostrowski (22 November 1959 – 6 March 2017) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender. He represented Poland at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

He is one of the most notable players of Pogoń Szczecin during his time at the club, as he played 222 games, scoring 30 goals.

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. His final international was an October 1987 friendly match against Czechoslovakia.

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1	19 May 1985	Spyridon Louis, Marousi, Greece	Greece	2–1	4–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

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.

Honours

SV Stockerau

• Austrian Cup: 1990–91

External links

• Marek Ostrowski – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Marek Ostrowski at National-Football-Teams.com
• Marek Ostrowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)