Maryan Wisniewski
Marian Wisniewski | |
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| Born | 1 February 1937 Calonne-Ricouart, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Died | 3 March 2022 (aged 85) Carpentras, Vaucluse, France |
| Other names | Maryan Wisniewski |
| Occupation | Professional footballer |
| Known for | Forward for France national football team; part of 1958 FIFA World Cup squad |
Marian Wisniewski (1 February 1937 – 3 March 2022), also referred to as Maryan Wisniewski, was a French professional footballer who operated in the forward position.
Life and career
Originating from Calonne-Ricouart, Pas-de-Calais, Wisniewski represented the France national football team in 33 matches and netted 12 goals. He was part of the squad that secured third place at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. His first appearance for the national team occurred on 3 April 1955 when he was just 18 years old.
Wisniewski died on 3 March 2022 in Carpentras, Vaucluse. Among his relatives, his grandnephew, Jonathan Wisniewski, has had a career as a professional rugby union athlete.
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Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2022 deaths
- Footballers from Pas-de-Calais
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- RC Lens players
- UC Sampdoria players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Serie A players
- France men's international footballers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- 1960 European Nations' Cup players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- French people of Polish descent
- 20th-century French sportsmen