Richard Tylinski

Richard Tylinski
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-09-18)18 September 1937
Place of birth Noyant-d'Allier, France
Date of death 16 August 2025(2025-08-16) (aged 87)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1966 Saint-Étienne 312 (2)
1966–1969 Avignon 79 (0)
International career
1957–1960 France 3 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1983 SC Draguignan
1984–1985 SC Draguignan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Tylinski (18 September 1937 – 16 August 2025) was a French football player and manager. A defender, he played for Saint-Étienne and Avignon.

Biography

Tylinski was born in Noyant-d'Allier, France, and was of Polish descent.[2][3]

He began at La Combelle CCA and was quickly spotted by Saint-Étienne. Tylinski won Ligue 1 with Saint-Étienne in 1956–57 and earned a call up to the French national team in a 4-0 defeat in a friendly against England at Wembley on November 27, 1957. He made three appearances for France. In 1962, he won the Coupe de France with Saint-Étienne in a 1-0 win over Nancy in the final and the following year they won Ligue 2. Following promotion, he played a key role in Saint-Étienne’s 1963–64 French championship winning season, appearing in 31 of 34 matches.

Tylinski died on 16 August 2025, at the age of 87.[4]

His brother, Michel also played for Saint-Étienne.

Honours

References

  1. ^ Richard Tylinski at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Des Polaks en Bleu". 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ^ Fiche de Richard Tylinski sur le site anciensverts.com
  4. ^ "La mort de Richard Tylinski, joueur symbole du foot venu des bassins miniers". L’Équipe. Retrieved 17 August 2025.