Roman Grzegorz Ogaza (17 November 1952 – 5 March 2006) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.

Roman Ogaza
Personal information
Full name Roman Grzegorz Ogaza
Date of birth (1952-11-17)17 November 1952
Place of birth Katowice, Poland
Date of death 5 March 2006(2006-03-05) (aged 53)
Place of death Forbach, France
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Górnik Lędziny
1968–1970 Górnik Zabrze
1970–1975 Szombierki Bytom
1975–1978 GKS Tychy
1978–1983 Szombierki Bytom 114 (46)
1983–1984 RC Lens 63 (15)
1984–1986 Olympique Alès 30 (5)
1986 Francs Borains
1987–1991 US Forbach
1991 SG Marienau
International career
1974–1981 Poland 21 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montréal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His first club was Górnik Lędziny (1965–1968). He then represented Górnik Zabrze (1968–1970), Szombierki Bytom (1970–1975 and 1978–1983), French teams such as 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 Poland 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 Poland 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 Poland Olympic team which brought home silver from Montreal in 1976.

Ogaza died in Forbach, near Metz, in March 2006, at the age of 53.

Honours

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Górnik Zabrze

Szombierki Bytom

Poland

References

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  1. ^ "Kadra.pl". Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Roman Ogaza". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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