Jan Jałocha

{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1957)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

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| name = Jan Jałocha

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|7|18}}

| birth_place = Golkowice, Poland

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| height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| position = Defender, midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Swoszowianka Swoszowice

| years1 = 1974–1986

| clubs1 = Wisła Kraków

| caps1 = 234

| goals1 = 19

| years2 = 1986–1988

| clubs2 = FC Augsburg

| caps2 = 67

| goals2 = 13

| years3 = 1988–1990

| clubs3 = SpVgg Bayreuth

| caps3 = 65

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 1990–1995

| clubs4 = Eintracht Trier 05

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| years5 = 1996–1997

| clubs5 = VfL Trier 1912

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| years6 = 2002–2003

| clubs6 = VfL Trier 1912

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| years7 = 2005–2006

| clubs7 = SV Krettnach

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| years8 = 2006–2007

| clubs8 = VfL Trier 1912

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| nationalyears1 = 1981–1985

| nationalteam1 = Poland

| nationalcaps1 = 28

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|POL}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|3rd|1982 Spain|}}

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Jan Jałocha (born 18 July 1957) is a Polish former professional footballer.

He played mostly for Wisła Kraków.{{cite web| url = http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=671 | title = Jan Jałocha | publisher = 90minut.pl | date = 25 April 2012 | accessdate=14 July 2012 | language = Polish}} He made 234 league appearances for the club, and scored 19 goals.

Jałocha earned 28 caps and scored once for the Poland national team{{cite web|url=http://www.kadra.pl/reprezentanci_G-J.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150208214631/http://www.kadra.pl/reprezentanci_G-J.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 February 2015 |title=Reprezentanci |publisher=kadra.pl |accessdate=14 July 2012 |language=Polish }}) and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal.{{cite web| url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=51417/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513234138/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=51417/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 May 2008 | title = Jan JALOCHA | publisher = FIFA.com | accessdate=14 July 2012}} He was injured in the match with Peru and was replaced in the first squad by Marek Dziuba.

He is the uncle of Marcin Jałocha.