Place of birth Sosnowiec, Poland Name Andrzej Jarosik Years Team Role Footballer | 1958-1974 Zaglebie Sosnowiec Height 1.76 m 1974-1976 RC Strasbourg | |
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Full name Andrzej Wladyslaw Jarosik Date of birth (1944-11-26) 26 November 1944 (age 71) | ||
Andrzej Władysław Jarosik (born 26 November 1944 in Sosnowiec) is a former Polish footballer who played forward.
He started his career in Zagłębie Sosnowiec (1958–1974) and then played for in France with Racing Strasbourg (1974–1976) and SC Toulon (1976–1977). He appeared for the Poland National Football Team (25 caps, 11 goals), he made his debut in 1965 versus Bulgaria. His last appearance for the national team was in 1972 also against Bulgaria. He was a two time scoring champion in the Polish first league (1970 - 18 goals, 1971 - 13 goals). He qualified for the Olympic squad in Munich (1972) and won the gold medal. In the game against the Soviet Union he refused to take the pitch because his displeasure of starting the game on the bench. His place was taken by Zygfryd Szołtysik (who ended up scoring a goal).
After finishing his career as a player Jarosik, along with his family left for France where he currently lives and runs his business.