Jerzy Hawrylewicz

Jerzy Hawrylewicz

Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 1958
Place of birth	Choszczno, Poland
Date of death	12 February 2009 (aged 50)
Place of death	Oldenburg, Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1977	Grunwald Choszczno
1977–1978	Arkonia Szczecin
1978–1984	Pogoń Szczecin
1987–1992	VfB Oldenburg	12	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jerzy Hawrylewicz (22 December 1958 – 13 February 2009) was a Polish footballer. Teams include Grunwald Choszczno (1977), Arkonia Szczecin (1977–1978), Stal Stocznia Szczecin (1978–1984), Pogoń Szczecin (1984–1987), and VfB Oldenburg (1987–1992).^[1] On 20 April 1992, during the match against SC Hannover, the then 33-year-old collapsed on the pitch with a heart attack. Since then, he suffered from persistent vegetative state syndrome and hovered between consciousness and a kind of deep sleep until he died on 13 February, 2009.^[2][3]

References

1. "Jerzy Hawrylewicz". Football Database. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
2. "Oldenburger Ex-Fußballer Jerzy Hawrylewicz nach 16 Jahren im Wachkoma tot" (in German). nwzonline.de. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
3. "Fußballer trauern um Jerzy Hawrylewicz" (in German). nwzonline.de. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.