Andrzej Władysław Jarosik (born 26 November 1944) is a former Polish

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industria ...

, Jarosik started his career in

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a football club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. The club was established in 1906. It won Polish Cup four times (1962, 1963, 1977, 1978), and also was four times Polish runner up (1955, 1964, 1967, 1972). Apart from footbal ...

(1958–1974) and then played for in France with

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(1974–1976) and

SC Toulon Sporting Club Toulon is a football club from Toulon, France, that plays in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. The club was founded in 1944 and played under that name until the 1999–2000 season ...

(1976–1977). He was a two time scoring champion in the Polish first league, in 1970 with 18 goals and in 1971 with 13 goals.

International career

Jarosik earned 25 caps scoring 11 goals for the Poland national team, having made his debut in 1965 against

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. His last appearance for the national team was in 1972 also against Bulgaria. He qualified for the Olympic squad in

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(1972) and won the gold medal. In the game against the Soviet Union he refused to take the pitch because his displeasure of starting the game on the bench. His place was taken by

Zygfryd Szołtysik Zygrfryd Ludwik Szołtysik (born October 24, 1942, in the village Sucha Góra near what is present Radzionków) is a Polish former football (midfielder) playing most of his career in Górnik Zabrze. He carried the nickname 'Zyga' or 'Mały', c ...

(who ended up scoring a goal).

Personal life

After finishing his career as a player Jarosik, along with his family left for France where he currently lives and runs his business.

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* 1944 births Living people Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Polish expatriate men's footballers Sportspeople from Sosnowiec Ekstraklasa players Ligue 1 players Zagłębie Sosnowiec players RC Strasbourg Alsace players SC Toulon players Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Poland Olympic footballers for Poland Expatriate men's footballers in France Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Poland-footy-forward-stub