Ostap Steckiw

Ostap Steckiw
Personal information
Date of birth 1924
Place of birth Lviv, Poland
Date of death August 2003 (aged 78–79)
Playing position 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
National team
1957 Canada 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Ostap Steckiw (Ukrainian: Остап Стецьків) (1924 - August 2003) was a Canadian soccer player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side against the USA in 1957, scoring one goal. During the World War II he was a member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

He played club football for ST Ukraina Lviv, Phönix Karlsruhe, Charleroi, Nice, Valenciennes, Lyon, Toronto Ukrainians, and Rochester Ukrainians.

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.[1]

He played a single game for Canada in Saint Louis against the USA along with two other Ukrainian Canadians: Mike Bereza and Walt Zakaluznyj.

After retiring Steckiw coached the Toronto's Inter-Roma.

He created a soccer museum in Toronto. In 1946 in city of Ulm, West Germany Steckiw created a football team "Ukraina".

Later he also was awarded the UPA Golden Cross.

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