Janusz Orczykowski

Janusz Orczykowski (2 January 1944 – 17 November 2002) was a Polish footballer who played as a Forward.

Janusz Orczykowski
Personal information
Full name Janusz Orczykowski
Date of birth (1944-01-02)2 January 1944
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Date of death 17 November 2002(2002-11-17) (aged 58)
Place of death Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1958–1962 ŁKS Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1964 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1965–1967 Cracovia 32 (15)
1967–1968 Start Łódź
1968–1969 Zawisza Bydgoszcz (5)
1969–1974 Lechia Gdańsk 50 (7)
1974–75 Boruta Zgierz
1975 White Eagle Philadelphia
1976–1978 Apollo New York
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Born in Łódź, Orczykowski started playing football for his local club ŁKS Łódź. His time in the youth sides of ŁKS were successful with Orczykowski being part of the Polish Junior Championships win in 1962, with Orczykowski scoring the only goal in the final as they beat Legia Warsaw 1-0.[1][2] In 1962 he moved to Zawisza Bydgoszcz, before joining Cracovia in 1965. While with Cracovia he played 32 times scoring 15 goals, including a season in the Polish top division.[3] After a short spell with Start Łódź, Orczykowski moved back to Zawisza Bydgoszcz, scoring a total of 5 goals for the team over the next two seasons.[4] His next move was to join Lechia Gdańsk, where he made his debut on 28 September 1969 against Calisia Kalisz, and scored a hattick in his second game in an 8-0 win over Gwardia Koszalin.[5] In total for Lechia, Orczykowski played 55 times scoring 10 goals, with his last appearance for the club coming against Warta Poznań in 1974.[6] After a short spell with Boruta Zgierz, Orczykowski moved to the United States where he played for White Eagle Philadelphia and Apollo New York.[7] Orczykowski died on 17 November 2002, aged 58.[8]

References
  1. "56 LAT TEMU JUNIORZY ŁKS-U ZOSTALI MISTRZAMI POLSKI". regiony.rp.pl.
  2. "Piękny jubileusz w ŁKS. Pół wieku minęło". expressilustrowany.pl.
  3. "Janusz Orczykowski". wikipasy.pl.
  4. "Strzelcy bramek dla Zawiszy Bydgoszcz". zawisza1946.pl.
  5. "1969/70 III Liga - Gr. IV (poznańska)". lechia.net.
  6. "1973/74 II Liga - Gr. północna". lechia.net.
  7. "New York Apollo 1975 (ASL)". nasljerseys.com.
  8. "Janusz Orczykowski". lechia.gda.pl.
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