Ostap Steckiw
Ostap Steckiw (Ukrainian: Остап Стецьків) (1924 – August 2003) was a Canadian soccer player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side against the US in 1957, scoring one goal. During World War II he was a member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Lwów, Poland | ||
| Date of death | August 2003 (aged 78–79) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939,1941–1943 | Ukraina Lviv | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1961–1963 | Toronto Inter–Roma | ||
| National team | |||
| 1957 | Canada | 1 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1961–1963 | Toronto Inter–Roma | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played club football for ST Ukraina Lviv, Phönix Karlsruhe, Charleroi, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Toronto Ukrainians, and Rochester Ukrainians.[1]
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.[2]
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 in 1961 served as a player-coach with Toronto's Inter-Roma originally in the National Soccer League then later in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.[3] On June 27, 1963 he resigned as head coach and was replaced by Renato Seghini.[4]
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
- Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 234.
- "МИ ПАМ'ЯТАЄМО. Перемоги Остапа Стецьківа на чужих стадіонах - ZAXID.NET". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- Waring, Ed (February 2, 1961). "Name Ostap Steckiw Coach of Roma Team". The Globe and Mail. p. 24.
- Waring, Ed (June 27, 1963). "Toronto City Fashions Tie Against Undefeated Italia". The Globe and Mail. p. 25.
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.