Ostap Steckiw

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Ostap Steckiw
Personal information
Date of birth(1924-03-13)March 13, 1924
Place of birthLwow, Poland
Date of deathAugust 0, 2003(2003-08-00) (aged 79)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939,1941-1943Ukraina Lwów
1946Ukraina Salzburg
1946Ukraina Ulm
1946-1947Phönix Karlsruhe24(2)
1948Charleroi0(0)
1948–1950Nice8(0)
1950Valenciennes15(5)
1950-1951Lyon25(4)
1951-1955Toronto Ukrainians
1955-1956Rochester Ukrainians
1955-1959Montreal Ukrainians
1956Toronto Tridents
1959Philadelphia Ukrainians
1959-1960Toronto Ukrainians
National team
1957Canada1(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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