Raymond "Ray" Mielczarek (10 February 1946 – 30 October 2013) was a Welsh professional footballer who gained 1 cap for Wales during his career.[1] He was of both Polish and Luxembourgian descent.[2]
As a youngster, Mielczarek was persuaded to become an apprentice at Wrexham by club coach Ken Roberts and later captained Wales at youth level whilst playing in the team's reserve side. He made his professional league debut in 1964 against Aldershot before establishing himself in the first team. In September 1967, he left to join Huddersfield Town for a fee of around £20,000 but a snapped cruciate ligament injury sustained after playing just 25 games for the club eventually lead to him leaving to sign for Rotherham United in January 1971.[2] After making over 100 appearances for Rotherham, he was forced to retire when he suffered a recurrence of his cruciate ligament injury.
International careerEdit
Mielczarek won his only cap for Wales in a 1–0 win over Finland on 26 May 1971. He also later took part in a one-month tour of Asia and Oceania as part of a Wales XI.[3]
After footballEdit
After leaving football, Mielczarek worked in a number of professions, including as an ambulance driver, driving instructor, security officer and a cake salesman.[2]
Personal lifeEdit
He was born in Caernarfon on 10 February 1946, and died on 30 October 2013 at the age of 67.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^"Ray Mielczarek". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^ abc"The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 18 August 2023.[dead link]
^"Wales XI Tour of Asia and Oceania 1971". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^. Wrexham F.C. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
Hayes, Dean P. (2004). Wales The Complete Who's Who of Footballers Since 1946. Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN0-7509-3700-9.
September 02, 2023
mielczarek, raymond, mielczarek, february, 1946, october, 2013, welsh, professional, footballer, gained, wales, during, career, both, polish, luxembourgian, descent, personal, informationfull, nameraymond, mielczarekdate, birth, 1946, february, 1946place, birt. Raymond Ray Mielczarek 10 February 1946 30 October 2013 was a Welsh professional footballer who gained 1 cap for Wales during his career 1 He was of both Polish and Luxembourgian descent 2 Ray MielczarekPersonal informationFull nameRaymond MielczarekDate of birth 1946 02 10 10 February 1946Place of birthCaernarfon WalesDate of death30 October 2013 2013 10 30 aged 67 Place of deathRhosddu WalesPosition s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1964 1967Wrexham76 0 1967 1971Huddersfield Town26 1 1971 1974Rotherham United115 7 International career 1971Wales1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 21 August 2007 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2007 Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 After football 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesClub career EditAs a youngster Mielczarek was persuaded to become an apprentice at Wrexham by club coach Ken Roberts and later captained Wales at youth level whilst playing in the team s reserve side He made his professional league debut in 1964 against Aldershot before establishing himself in the first team In September 1967 he left to join Huddersfield Town for a fee of around 20 000 but a snapped cruciate ligament injury sustained after playing just 25 games for the club eventually lead to him leaving to sign for Rotherham United in January 1971 2 After making over 100 appearances for Rotherham he was forced to retire when he suffered a recurrence of his cruciate ligament injury International career EditMielczarek won his only cap for Wales in a 1 0 win over Finland on 26 May 1971 He also later took part in a one month tour of Asia and Oceania as part of a Wales XI 3 After football EditAfter leaving football Mielczarek worked in a number of professions including as an ambulance driver driving instructor security officer and a cake salesman 2 Personal life EditHe was born in Caernarfon on 10 February 1946 and died on 30 October 2013 at the age of 67 4 References Edit Ray Mielczarek Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Transfer Database Retrieved 26 January 2010 a b c The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL Retrieved 18 August 2023 dead link Wales XI Tour of Asia and Oceania 1971 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 26 January 2010 RIP Ray Mielczarek Wrexham F C 31 October 2013 Archived from the original on 2 November 2013 Retrieved 31 October 2013 Hayes Dean P 2004 Wales The Complete Who s Who of Footballers Since 1946 Sutton Publishing Limited ISBN 0 7509 3700 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Mielczarek amp oldid 1170970070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,