Roman Ogaza

Olympic medal record
Representing Poland
Men's football

Roman Ogaza
Personal information
Full name	Roman Grzegorz Ogaza
Date of birth	17 November 1952
Place of birth	Katowice, Poland
Date of death	5 March 2006 (aged 53)
Place of death	Forbach, France
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965-1968	GKS Tychy
1968-1970	Górnik Zabrze
1970-1975	Szombierki Bytom
1975-1978	GKS Tychy
1978-1983	Szombierki Bytom
1983-1984	RC Lens
1984-1986	Olympique Alès
International career
1974-1981	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roman Grzegorz Ogaza (17 November 1952 – 5 March 2006) was a Polish football player.

Life and work

Roman Ogaza was born 17 November in Katowice. He was a striker. His first club was Górnik Lędziny (1965–1968 and after fusion GKS Tychy), next clubs: Górnik Zabrze (1968–1970), Szombierki Bytom (1970–1975 and 1978–1983), French teams: RC Lens (1983–1984) and Olympique Alès (1984–1986), US Forbach (1987–1991) and SG Marienau (1991) and Belgian Royal Francs Borains (1986).

He clinched polish championship with Szombierki Bytom in 1980. His debut with the Polish national team was in Port-au-Prince on 13 April 1974 against Haiti. Ogaza's last appearance with the national team was against Portugal on 23 February 1981. Ogaza played 21 matches for the Polish national team, scoring 6 goals.^[1] With many great players to choose from, Kazimierz Górski did not pick Ogaza for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, but 2 years later, Ogaza was a member of the Polish Olympic team which brought silver from Montreal in 1976

Roman Ogaza died in Forbach, near Metz, in March 2006, at the age of 53.