Andrzej Jarosik

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| fullname = Andrzej Władysław Jarosik

| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|1944|11|26|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Sosnowiec, Poland

|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|4|23|1944|11|26|df=yes}}

|death_place = Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, France

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1958–1974

| clubs1 = Zaglebie Sosnowiec

| caps1 = 265

| goals1 = 113

| years2 = 1974–1976

| clubs2 = RC Strasbourg

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1976–1977

| clubs3 = Toulon

| nationalyears1 = 1965–1972

| nationalteam1 = Poland

| nationalcaps1 = 25

| nationalgoals1 = 11

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Andrzej Władysław Jarosik (26 November 1944 – 23 April 2024) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Sosnowiec, Jarosik started his career in Zagłębie Sosnowiec (1958–1974) and then played for in France with Racing Strasbourg (1974–1976) and SC Toulon (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,{{cite web|url=http://www.kadra.pl/index.php?strona=historia&dzial=reprezentanci&litera=G-J |title=Kadra.pl |accessdate=2 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123092136/http://www.kadra.pl/index.php?strona=historia&dzial=reprezentanci&litera=G-J |archivedate=23 January 2008 }} having made his debut in 1965 against Bulgaria national football team. His last appearance for the national team was in 1972 also against Bulgaria. He qualified for the Olympic squad in Munich (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 (who ended up scoring a goal).

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="8"\|Poland \|1965	1	0
1966	4	2
1967	3	0
1968	6	4
1969	3	4
1970	5	1
1971	2	0
1972	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	25	11

Personal life

After finishing his career as a player Jarosik, along with his family, left for France where he lived until his death in 2024.{{cite web |title=Zagłębie Sosnowiec. Zmarła klubowa legenda. Andrzej Jarosik był 25-krotnym reprezentantem Polski |url=https://dziennikzachodni.pl/zaglebie-sosnowiec-zmarla-klubowa-legenda-andrzej-jarosik-byl-25krotnym-reprezentantem-polski/ar/c2-18530361 |website=dziennikzachodni.pl |access-date=14 May 2024 |language=pl |date=14 May 2024}}

Honours

Poland

Olympic Games gold medal: 1972{{cite web |title=Zmarł Andrzej Jarosik |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/332/news3320124-Zmarl-Andrzej-Jarosik.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=14 May 2024 |language=pl |date=14 May 2024}}

Individual

Ekstraklasa top scorer: 1969–70, 1970–71{{cite web |title=Andrzej Jarosik |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=8386 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=14 May 2024 |language=pl}}