Lechosław Olsza

Lechosław "Ola" Olsza (born 28 February 1949) is a Polish former football manager and player who played as a midfielder. He is primarily associated with two Upper Silesian football clubs; GKS Katowice and GKS Tychy.

Club career Olsza was brought to GKS Katowice from Zryw Chorzów by Jerzy Nikiel, this success earned him a call-up to the national team. In 1979 he spent a year with the then Third Division side Rozwój Katowice before emigrating to Austria for four years, playing alongside other Poles such as Józef Kwiatkowski and Józef Kurzeja. making his debut against Greece.

Managerial career In between various non-footballing activities and multiple emigrations from Poland, over the years he has had various roles at GKS Katowice, ranging from first team coach, second coach, assistant manager, manager, director of football, kit man, manual labourer, and stoker. his uncle Kazimierz Pietranek for Stal Sosnowiec. his wife Barbara a 29-time national tennis champion, and his son a professional sports coach with a doctorate in sports science.