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Place of birth
  
Lwow, Poland

Name
  
Ostap Steckiw

Playing position
  
Midfielder

Role
  
Football player

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Midfielder

1939,1941-1943
  
Ukraina Lviv


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Date of birth
  
(1924-03-13)March 13, 1924

Date of death
  
August 2003 (2003-09) (aged 79)

Died
  
August 2003, Toronto, Canada

Ostap Steckiw (Ukrainian: Остап Стецьків) (1924 - August 2003) was a Canadian soccer player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side against the USA in 1957, scoring one goal. During the World War II he was a member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

He played club football for ST Ukraina Lviv, Phönix Karlsruhe, Charleroi, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Toronto Ukrainians, and Rochester Ukrainians.

In 1942 Steckiw became the champion of Halychyna playing for ST Ukraina Lwów. In 1957 he was the Canadian Challenger's Cup holder playing for Montreal Ukrainians.

He played a single game for Canada in Saint Louis against the USA along with two other Ukrainian Canadians: Mike Bereza and Walt Zakaluznyj.

After retiring Steckiw coached the Toronto's Inter-Roma.

He created a soccer museum in Toronto. In 1946 in city of Ulm, West Germany Steckiw created a football team "Ukraina".

Later he also was awarded the UPA Golden Cross.

References

Ostap Steckiw Wikipedia