Eugeniusz Lerch (15 February 1939 – 20 January 2024) was a Polish football forward best known for his time at his hometown club Ruch Chorzów.
Lerch featured in 294 matches in the Poland's highest league.
He scored 106 goals during his career, representing both Ruch Chorzów and ROW Rybnik.
Notably, Lerch won the Polish Championship with Ruch in 1960.
[2] Lerch cited Gerard Cieślik as his inspiration, first having seen Cieślik play at the Silesian Stadium when Lerch was aged 9, and Ruch hosted Garbarnia in a league match.