Arnold Sowinski (17 March 1931 – 2 April 2020) was a French
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played with
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (), commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply as Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, ''Les Sang et Or'' (), comes from i ...
. He also managed RC Lens on four occasions.
Personal life
Sowinski was born in France and was of Polish descent.
Sowinski died of
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
during the
COVID-19 pandemic in France
The COVID-19 pandemic in France has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was confirmed to have reached France on 24 January 2020, when the first COVID-19 case in both Europe and France was identified in Bordeaux. T ...
.
References
External links
Profile
1931 births
2020 deaths
French men's footballers
French people of Polish descent
RC Lens players
Ligue 1 players
French football managers
RC Lens managers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in France
People from Liévin
Footballers from Pas-de-Calais
20th-century French sportsmen
{{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub