Ryszard Błachut

Ryszard Błachut
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-09-14)14 September 1948
Place of birth Maków Podhalański, Poland[1]
Date of death 16 June 2017(2017-06-16) (aged 68)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Skawa Wadowice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1977 ROW Rybnik 136 (30)
1978–1979 GKS Jastrzębie
1979–1980 First Vienna FC 9 (3)
International career
Silesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryszard Błachut (14 September 1948 – 16 June 2017) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward for ROW Rybnik, GKS Jastrzębie and Austrian club First Vienna FC.

Early life

Błachut was born 1948 in Maków Podhalański, Poland, and started playing football at a young age before attending high school at the School Complex No. 2 in Wadowice.[2]

Club career

Błachut started his career with Polish side ROW Rybnik, where he was regarded as a fan favorite and "exceptional striker".[2] Altogether, he made 136 league appearances and scored 30 goals in the Polish Ekstraklasa, the Polish top flight. After that, he signed for Austrian side First Vienna FC, where he was teammates with Austria international Hans Krankl.[3]

International career

Błachut played for the Silesia national team.

Style of play

Błachut mainly operated as a striker and was known for his ability to score goals with headers.[4]

Death

Błachut died on 16 June 2017 in Vienna, Austria.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Ryszard Błachut at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  2. ^ a b "Zmarł Ryszard Błachut". beskidzka24.pl.
  3. ^ "Nie żyje wybitny piłkarz z naszego regionu. W Wiedniu zmarł Ryszard Błachut". wadowice24.pl.
  4. ^ "Zmarł wybitny piłkarz Ryszard Błachut". sucha24.pl.
  5. ^ "Ryszard Błachut nie żyje". 90minut.pl.


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