- Ostap Steckiw
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Ostap Steckiw Personal information Date of birth March 13, 1924 Place of birth Lwow, Poland Date of death August 0, 2003 (aged 79) Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1939,1941-1943 Ukraina Lwów 1946 Ukraina Salzburg 1946 Ukraina Ulm 1946-1947 Phönix Karlsruhe 24 (2) 1948 Charleroi 0 (0) 1948–1950 Nice 8 (0) 1950 Valenciennes 15 (5) 1950-1951 Lyon 25 (4) 1951-1955 Toronto Ukrainians 1955-1956 Rochester Ukrainians 1955-1959 Montreal Ukrainians 1956 Toronto Tridents 1959 Philadelphia Ukrainians 1959-1960 Toronto Ukrainians National team 1957 Canada 1 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Ostap Steckiw (Ukrainian: Остап Стецьків) (born in Lwow, Poland in 1924; died in Toronto, Canada in August 2003) was a Canadian association football player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side against the USA in 1957, scoring one goal. During the World War II he was a member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
He played club football for ST Ukraina Lviv, Phönix Karlsruhe, Charleroi, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Toronto Ukrainians, and Rochester Ukrainians.
In 1942 Steckiw became the champion of Halychyna playing for ST Ukraina Lwów. In 1957 he was the Canadian Challenger's Cup holder playing for Montreal Ukrainians.[1]
He played a single game for Canada in Saint Louis against the USA along with two other Ukrainian Canadians: Mike Bereza and Walt Zakaluznyj.
After retiring Steckiw coached the Toronto's Inter-Roma.
He created a soccer museum in Toronto. In 1946 in city of Ulm, West Germany Steckiw created a football team "Ukraina".
Later he also was awarded the UPA Golden Cross.
References
- Notes
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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Categories:- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian men's international soccer players
- Karlsruher SC players
- OGC Nice players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- 1924 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Lviv
- UPA Golden Cross recipients
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