Eugeniusz Lerch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Chorzów, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 2024 (aged 84) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1967 | Ruch Chorzów | 199 | (95) |
| 1968–1974 | ROW Rybnik | 95 | (21) |
| 1974–1976 | Maribyrnong Polonia | ||
| Total | 294 | (106) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eugeniusz Lerch (15 February 1939 – 20 January 2024) was a Polish football forward who played professionally from 1957 to 1974.
Lerch featured in 294 matches in the Poland's highest league. He scored 106 goals during his career, representing both Ruch Chorzów and ROW Rybnik. Notably, Lerch won the Polish Championship with Ruch in 1960.[1] He spent the last years of his career in Australia before retiring in 1976.[2]
He cited Gerard Cieślik as his inspiration, first having seen Cieślik play at the Silesian Stadium when Lerch was aged 9, and Ruch hosted Garbarnia in a league match.[3]
References
- ^ Eugeniusz Lerch nie żyje (in Polish), 90minut.pl, 21 January 2024
- ^ Błażej Winter (22 January 2021), Polska żegna legendę. Nie żyje Eugeniusz Lerch (in Polish), sport.pl
- ^ Antoni Bugajski (21 January 2021), "Eugeniusz Lerch opowiadał nam o "bramce spod ziemi". "Wszystko próbowałem robić jak Cieślik"", onet.pl (in Polish), Przegląd Sportowy