Maryan Synakowski (14 March 1936 – 25 January 2021) 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 as a

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Early and personal life

Born in

Calonne-Ricouart Calonne-Ricouart () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille by the banks of the river Clarence. History The village and the old castle were burned dow ...

, Pas-de-Calais, Synakowski was of Polish descent. His grandson Bruno was also a footballer.

Career

Synakowski played for

Olympique Saint-Quentin Olympique Saint-Quentinois (OSQ) is a French association football club based in Saint-Quentin, Picardy, in northern France. Founded in 1920, they are currently competing in the Championnat National 3 following relegation from Championnat National ...

, Sedan-Torcy B, Sedan-Torcy,

Stade Français Stade Français Paris (known commonly as Stade Français, ) is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French ...

Union Saint-Gilloise Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

and Sedan. With Sedan-Torcy he won the 1961 Coupe de France Final. He earned 13 caps for the

France national team France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

between 1961 and 1965. He declined a squad place at the

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the 1966 FI ...

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* 1936 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Pas-de-Calais French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Olympique Saint-Quentin players CS Sedan Ardennes players Stade Français (association football) players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Stade de Reims players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Challenger Pro League players France men's international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French people of Polish descent 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1930s-stub