Andrzej Władysław Jarosik (26 November 1944 – 23 April 2024) was a Polish

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Re ...

, Jarosik started his career in

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Sosnowiec. They compete in II liga in the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, following relegation from the 2023–24 I liga. The club was establishe ...

(1958–1974) and then played for in France with

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(1974–1976) and

SC Toulon Sporting Club Toulon is a football club from Toulon, France, that plays in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. The club was founded in 1944 and played under that name until the 1999–2000 season ...

(1976–1977). He was a two time scoring champion in the Polish first league, in 1970 with 18 goals and in 1971 with 13 goals.

International career

Jarosik earned 25 caps scoring 11 goals for the Poland national team, having made his debut in 1965 against

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. His last appearance for the national team was in 1972 also against Bulgaria. He qualified for the Olympic squad in

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(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 Zygfryd Ludwik Szołtysik (born 24 October 1942) is a Polish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Górnik Zabrze. He carried the nickname 'Zyga' or 'Mały', contributed ...

(who ended up scoring a goal).

Career statistics

International

Personal life

After finishing his career as a player Jarosik, along with his family, left for France where he lived until his death in 2024.

Honours

Poland *

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gold medal:

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Individual *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

top scorer: 1969–70, 1970–71

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