Maryan Bakalarczyk | |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1927 |
Birth Place: | Zagorna, Poland |
Death Place: | Liège, Belgium |
Position: | Midfielder, defender |
Years1: | 1945–1949 |
Clubs1: | R.F.C. Tilleur |
Years2: | 1949–1954 |
Clubs2: | Charleroi |
Caps2: | 120 |
Goals2: | 14 |
Years3: | 1954–1957 |
Clubs3: | Standard Liège |
Caps3: | 53 |
Maryan Bakalarczyk (27 October 1927 – 9 April 2021) was a Belgian footballer who played as a midfielder or defender.
Bakalarczyk was born in Zagorna, Poland.[1] He played for R.F.C. Tilleur from 1945 to 1949 appearing in the Belgian First Division and Belgian Second Division.[1] He joined R. Charleroi S.C. along with his brother Stanislav in 1949.[2] He went on to play 120 matches scoring 14 goals in the First Division for Charleroi until 1954.[1] He made 53 appearances in the First Division for Standard Liège between 1954 and 1957.[1] An accident at work in summer 1958 required the amputation of a foot ending his career as a footballer.[1]
A naturalised Belgian, Bakalarczyk represented Belgium internationally at youth level.[1]
He died on 9 April 2021, aged 93.[1]