Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 14, 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Lwów, Poland | ||
Date of death | April 13, 2001[1] | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1939,1941–1943 | Ukraina Lviv | ||
1946 | Ukraina Salzburg | ||
1946 | Ukraina Ulm | ||
1946–1947 | Phönix Karlsruhe | 24 | (2) |
1948 | Charleroi | 0 | (0) |
1948–1950 | Nice | 8 | (0) |
1950 | Valenciennes | 15 | (5) |
1950–1951 | Lyon | 25 | (4) |
1951–1955 | Toronto Ukrainians | ||
1955–1956 | Rochester Ukrainians | ||
1955–1959 | Montreal Ukrainians | ||
1956 | Toronto Tridents | ||
1959 | Philadelphia Ukrainians | ||
1959–1960 | Toronto Ukrainians | ||
1961–1963 | Toronto Inter–Roma | ||
International career | |||
1957 | Canada | 1 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1961–1963 | Toronto Inter–Roma | ||
1968 | Toronto Ukrainians | ||
1974 | Toronto Ukrainians | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ostap Steckiw ( Ukrainian: Остап Стецьків) (March 14, 1924 – April 13, 2001) was a Canadian soccer player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side against the United States in 1957, scoring one goal. During World War II he was a member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. He was awarded the UPA Golden Cross.
He played club football for ST Ukraina Lviv, Phönix Karlsruhe, Charleroi, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Toronto Ukrainians, and Rochester Ukrainians. [2]
In 1942 Steckiw became the champion of Halychyna playing for ST Ukraina Lwów. In 1957 he was the Canadian Challenger's Cup holder playing for Montreal Ukrainians. [3]
He played a single game for Canada in Saint Louis against the United States along with two other Ukrainian Canadians: Mike Bereza and Walt Zakaluznyj.
After retiring Steckiw in 1961 served as a player-coach with Toronto's Inter-Roma originally in the National Soccer League (NSL) then later in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League. [4] On June 27, 1963 he resigned as head coach and was replaced by Renato Seghini. [5] In 1968, he returned to manage in the NSL with Toronto Ukraina. [6] He was named the head coach for Toronto Ukraina once more for the 1974 season. [7]
He created a soccer museum in Toronto. In 1946 in city of Ulm, West Germany Steckiw created a football team "Ukraina".