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Jarosław Pacoń
Personal information
Full name	Jarosław Bogdan Pacoń
Date of birth	8 January 1972
Place of birth	Braniewo, Olsztyn Voivodeship, Poland
Date of death	13 November 2021 (aged 49)
Place of death	Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Stal Gorzyce
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1991	Stal Gorzyce
1993–1994	Stal Stalowa Wola
1995	KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
1996	Stal Stalowa Wola
1997–1999	Korona Kielce
2000–2001	Olympia Stamford SC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jarosław Bogdan Pacoń (8 January 1972 – 13 November 2021) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Pacoń started his career with Stal Gorzyce in 1990. In the 1993–94 Ekstraklasa season, he played 10 games for Stal Stalowa Wola.^[2] He also played for KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Korona Kielce where he was widely regarded as one of the best second division defenders.^[3]^[4] He ended his career at the American Olympia Stamford SC.^[5]

Retirement and death

After retirement he stayed in the USA and ran a construction company.^[4] He died on 13 November 2021 in Stamford at the age of 49.^[6]^[2] He was buried on 23 November 2021 at the Spring Grove Cemetery, with a prior Mass for the deceased at the Holy Name of Jesus Church.^[1]