Jan Byś

Jan Byś (9 December 1953 – 29 October 2026) was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a key part of the Szombierki Bytom squad that won the 1980 Ekstraklasa title. The following season, he scored the club's first European home goal.

Byś began his career with Sparta Zabrze [pl] in the Mikulczyce district of Zabrze before moving to Szombierki Bytom. He was a key member of the Szombierki team that unexpectedly won the Ekstraklasa title in 1980, playing in 29 out of 30 league matches that season. Throughout his career in the top flight of Polish football, he played 179 league matches and scored 12 goals for Szombry.

The following season he scored the opening goal against Trabzonspor in a 3–0 win in a European Champion Clubs' Cup return leg, for which he was particularly remembered.

Byś was born on 9 December 1953, and died on 29 October 2026, at the age of 72. Writing for Wprost Sport, journalist Paweł Czado described him as a charming but exceptionally humble family man who deliberately avoided media attention.

Szombierki Bytom

• Ekstraklasa: 1979–80