Stefan Florenski

Polish footballer (1933–2020)

Stefan Florenski
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Józef Florenski
Date of birth	(1933-12-17)17 December 1933
Place of birth	Gleiwitz, Germany
Date of death	23 February 2020(2020-02-23) (aged 86)
Place of death	Hamm, Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1956	Sośnica Gliwice
1956–1971	Górnik Zabrze	258	(2)
1971–1973	GKS Tychy
International career
1957–1968	Poland	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Józef Florenski (17 December 1933 – 23 February 2020) was a Polish football player, who played as a defender for both Górnik Zabrze and Poland. He was born in Gleiwitz, Germany, now Poland.

His career started in a local club Sośnica Gliwice, and in 1956 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, one of strongest teams in Poland. In Górnik, he was nine times champion of Poland as well as five times winner of the Cup of Poland. Regarded as one of the best defenders in the country, he was an expert on slide tackles.

Florenski played in 11 games for the national team. His debut took place on 29 September 1957 versus Bulgaria and the last game was the 1968 match against Ireland. He was also part of Poland's squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[1]