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Wojciech Onsorge
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-13)13 April 1994
Place of birth Poznań, Poland
Date of death 31 August 2026(2026-08-31) (aged 32)
Place of death Mosina, Poland
Positions
Youth career
1920 Mosina
–2012 Warta Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Warta Poznań II
2013–2019 Warta Poznań 86 (14)
2019–2020 Elana Toruń 44 (6)
2020–2021 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 15 (1)
2021 Lech Poznań II 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wojciech Onsorge (13 April 1994 – 31 August 2026) was a Polish professional footballer, youth coach, and scout. He played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, and started coaching youth teams early on in his career; he later ran his own academies. He was strongly linked to his hometown Poznań's two professional clubs, Warta and Lech, as well as youth teams in its southern suburbs. He also had a successful season at Elana Toruń whilst still a player. Diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour aged 28, he continued as a football scout and youth coach until his death four years later.

Biography

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Early life

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Wojciech Onsorge was born in Poznań on 13 April 1994.[1]

Playing career

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He began his career at 1920 Mosina based in Mosina[2] before quickly transferring to Warta Poznań.[3] He played one season for their reserves before quickly promoting to the first team.[4] Onsorge ended up staying at Warta for 13 years, making his debut in 2012 against Zawisza Bydgoszcz when Warta was in the second tier.[3] Following this, he played for the club even as they fell to the fourth division, and then subsequently helped them return to the second.[3]

He stayed at Warta until February 2019, when he moved to Elana Toruń. Elana came close to promotion, and Onsorge was remembered for his important goal against GKS Bełchatów which brought them closer to that aim.[5] Overall, he was considered a very determined and reliable player at the club.[6][7] Aged 26, on 4 August 2020 he joined Polonia Środa Wielkopolska[8] where went on to play half-a-season before joining Lech Poznań's reserve team on 6 February 2021.[9] As an experienced player, his role was to help and mentor the youth and work towards a coaching licence.[10]

Coaching and scouting career

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Onsorge coached Warta's youth teams and the youth team of UKS Orlik Mosina, where he most notably coached future Lech player Hubert Janyszka [fr].[1] After leaving Warta, he set up his own football academy.[1]

While undergoing therapy for his life-threatening illness, Onsorge continued running his academies in Luboń and Puszczykowo[11], and working as a youth scout for Lech Poznań.[12]

Illness and death

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In June 2021, Onsorge fell gravely ill and underwent a head MRI scan; he was subsequently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour,[13][14] specifically in the parietal lobe.[15] In order to help fight the life-threatening situation, a fundraiser for his medical costs was started, promoted by both Poznań clubs and the people associated with them.[16] In late 2022, he announced that his recovery was going well.[17]

Onsorge died on 31 August 2026, aged 32.[18] Lech's Ekstraklasa match against Jagiellonia on 3 September 2026 was preceded by a minute's silence[19] and his funeral the following day in Mosina gathered a substantial number of mourners.[20]

Honours

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Warta Poznań

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Natalia Paluszkiewicz (1 September 2026), Nie żyje były piłkarz Warty i Lecha Poznań (in Polish), TVP3 Poznań
  2. ↑ Mateusz Janciak (2 December 2021), Wychowankowie Lecha licytują koszulki na rzecz poważnie chorego kolegi (in Polish), Przegląd Sportowy
  3. 1 2 3 Warta Poznań (1 September 2026), Wojciech Onsorge nie żyje (in Polish), Warta Poznań
  4. ↑ Mariusz Duda (1 September 2026), "Były piłkarz Polonii przegrał walkę z chorobą nowotworową", GPŚ.pl, Głos Powiatu Średckiego
  5. ↑ Patryk Rzeszotek (1 September 2026), Nie żyje były piłkarz Elany Toruń. Fani długo nie zapomną jego bramki (in Polish), Tylko Toruń
  6. ↑ Wojciech Onsorge nie żyje. Były obrońca Elany Toruń zmarł w wieku 32 lat (in Polish), Gazeta Lokapna, 2 September 2026
  7. ↑ DJ, ed. (1 September 2026), Zmarł były piłkarz Elany Toruń. Wojciech Onsorge miał 32 lata (in Polish), TVP3 Bydgoszcz
  8. ↑ Polonia Środa Wielkopolska (4 August 2020), Wojciech Onsorge zawodnikiem Polonii Środa (in Polish), Polonia Środa Wielkopolska
  9. ↑ bartekwr9 (6 February 2021), "Wojciech Onsorge w Lechu II", 90minut.pl (in Polish), 90minut.pl / Lech Poznań{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Marek Wawrzynowski (3 December 2021), Zaczęło się niewinnie, nawet nie zwrócił uwagi. Zawodnik Lecha Poznań walczy z nowotworem (in Polish), WP Sportowe Fakty
  11. ↑ Aleksander Bernard (1 September 2026), Nie żyje Wojciech Onsorge. Były piłkarz Lecha i Warty miał 32 lata, sport.pl
  12. ↑ Kubiak, Igor (1 September 2026). "Lech Poznań potwierdził. Nie żyje Wojciech Onsorge, miał 32 lata". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  13. ↑ Marek Garus (2 December 2021), Piłkarz Lecha Poznań walczy o życie. Błaga kibiców o pomoc (in Polish), Radio Zet
  14. ↑ mogiel (30 November 2021), "Choroba Wojciecha Onsorge", 90minut.pl (in Polish), 90minut.pl
  15. ↑ Maciej Frąckiewicz (30 November 2021), Piłkarz Lecha Poznań walczy o życie. "Przez myśl mi nie przeszło, że to początek dramatu" (in Polish), onet.pl
  16. ↑ Dawid Dobrasz (1 December 2021), Wojciech Onsorge, piłkarz Lecha Poznań walczy z nowotworem złośliwym płata ciemieniowego. Pomóżmy! (in Polish), goal24.pl
  17. ↑ "Wojciech Onsorge poinformował o stanie swojego zdrowia. "Doktor jest zadowolony, cały czas trzymam się planu"" (in Polish). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Nie żyje Wojciech Onsorge. Były piłkarz Warty i Lecha Poznań". sp360.pl (in Polish). 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  19. ↑ Jakub Jabłoński, ed. (3 September 2026), "Minuta ciszy dla byłego piłkarza Lecha przed hitem z Jagiellonią. Przegrał z nieuleczalną chorobą", gol24.pl (in Polish), Gol 24
  20. ↑ Maciej Lehmann (4 September 2026), Pogrzeb Wojciecha Onsorge. Byłego piłkarza Warty i Lecha Poznań żegnały tłumy na cmentarzu w Mosinie (in Polish), Głos Wielkopolski
  21. ↑ "III liga 2014/2015, grupa: kujawsko-pomorsko-wielkopolska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "III liga 2015/2016, grupa: kujawsko-pomorsko-wielkopolska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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