Marian Wisniewski (1 February 1937 – 3 March 2022), known as Maryan Wisniewski, was a French

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who played as a

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Life and career

Marian Wisniewski was born on 1 February 1937 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. He earned 33 caps and scored 12 goals for the

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, and played in the

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when France finished third. He made his international debut on 3 April 1955 at the age of 18 years, 2 months, and 2 days. Wisniewski died on 3 March 2022, at the age of 85, in

Carpentras Carpentras (, formerly ; Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Carpentràs'' in classical norm or ''Carpentras'' in Mistralian norm; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the ...

, Vaucluse. His grandnephew

Jonathan Wisniewski Jonathan Wisniewski (born 16 July 1985) is a former French rugby union player who played as a fly-half. He is of Polish descent and is a grandnephew of Maryan Wisniewski. Club career Wisniewski started playing rugby at a youth level for Gaillac ...

is a former professional

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player.

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* 1937 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Pas-de-Calais French men's footballers Men's association football forwards RC Lens players UC Sampdoria players AS Saint-Étienne players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Grenoble Foot 38 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Serie A players France men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1960 European Nations' Cup players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French people of Polish descent 20th-century French sportsmen {{france-footy-forward-1930s-stub