Mieczysław Ożóg (born 23 February 1966) is a Polish midfielder who plays for Bukowa Jastkowice. He is one of the oldest players playing in Polish football, albeit not in the top league. He played in Ekstraklasa as a footballer of Stal Stalowa Wola and Siarka Tarnobrzeg.

Mieczysław Ożóg
Personal information
Full name Mieczysław Ożóg
Date of birth (1966-02-23) 23 February 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Jeżowe, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bukowa Jastkowice
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Stal Stalowa Wola
1986–1988 Lublinianka
1989–1995 Stal Stalowa Wola
1995–1996 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 16 (2)
1996–1999 Stal Stalowa Wola
1999–2000 Górnik Łęczna
2001 Pogoń Staszów
2001–2003 Stal Stalowa Wola
2004 Pogoń Staszów
2004 Unia Nowa Sarzyna
2005–2007 Stal Stalowa Wola
2007 Galicja Cisna
2008–2011 Bukowa Jastkowice
2012–2013 LZS Kotowa Wola
2013–2014 Iskra Sobów
2014–2018 Jeziorak Chwałowice
2018– Bukowa Jastkowice 153 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Club career

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He played 108 games in the Polish Ekstraklasa and scored 8 goals.[1] He was voted the best footballer in the Rzeszów region in a poll conducted by Tempo and Radio Rzeszów.[2]

He started the 2007–08 season in Stal Stalowa Wola as the oldest player in the I liga and one of the oldest in the professional teams of the Polish league. Despite his age, the player had a secure place in Stal's lineup and played most of the matches as a full-time player. After losing a match against Pelikan Łowicz in early August 2007, he (along with two other players Andrzej Kasiak and Marek Kusiak) was removed from the team.[1]

After leaving Stalowa Wola, he combined physical work with playing in the lower leagues, becoming one of the oldest active players in Poland. In the fall round of the 2023–24 season, at the age of 57, he continued to play for the Klasa A club Bukowa Jastkowice.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Człowiek ze Stali. Fenomen wiecznie najstarszego na boisku". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Trener Rzeszowszczyzny".
  3. ^ "Mieczysław Ożóg, legenda Stali Stalowa Wola: Zobaczyliśmy skład i pomyśleliśmy "gdzie my tu pasujemy?"".
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