Marian Szeja

Polish footballer

Marian Szeja

Personal information

Full name

Marian Henryk Szeja

Date of birth

(1941-08-20)20 August 1941

Place of birth

Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland

Date of death

25 February 2015(2015-02-25) (aged 73)

Place of death

Wałbrzych, Poland

Position(s)

Goalkeeper

Youth career

1955–1960

Unia Kędzierzyn

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1960–1973

Zagłębie Wałbrzych

128

(0)

1973–1974

FC Metz

(0)

1974–1980

AJ Auxerre

190

(0)

International career

1965–1973

Poland

(0)

Medal record

Representing Poland

Men's football
	1972 Munich	Team Competition^[1] ^[2]^[3]

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marian Henryk Szeja (20 August 1941 – 25 February 2015) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the substitute player for the Poland national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics where Poland won gold medal. Szeja died on 25 February 2015 at the age of 73.^[4]

Honours

Club

AJ Auxerre

Coupe de France runner-up: 1978/79
Ligue 2 winner: 1979/80

References

^ "List of Polish team players, Olympic gold medal winners 1972". www.worldfootball.net/. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "List of Polish football squad 1972 Olympic gold medal winners". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Official Olympic page to confirm Poland won the football gold medal 1972". olympics.com/.
^ "Zmarł Marian Szeja. 'To on powinien bronić na Wembley'". Przegląd Sportowy. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.