title: Marek Ostrowski
text: # Marek Ostrowski
  
  Marek Ostrowski (22 November 1959, in Skrwilno – 6 March 2017, in Stockerau, Austria) was a Polish footballer (defender) playing for Poland national football team in 1986 FIFA World Cup.
  
  ## Club career
  
  He is one of the most notable players of Pogoń Szczecin during his era in the club, as he played 222 games for the club, scoring 30 goals.
  
  ## International career
  
  Ostrowski made his debut for Poland in a January 1981 friendly match against Japan and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an October 1987 friendly match against Czechoslovakia.
  
  ### International goals
  
      Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
  
  | # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 19 May 1985 | Spyridon Louis, Marousi, Greece | Greece | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
  
  ## Personal life and death
  
  He was hospitalized in January 2017 after a heart attack. He died in his sleep in March 2017, a few days after being discharged by the hospital.
  
  