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Władysław Szczepaniak (19 May 1910 – 6 May 1979) was a Polish football player. A defender for his entire career, he played for Polonia Warsaw, where he was the captain. Szczepaniak was one of Polonia's symbols, also he played for the Poland national football team.
 Szczepaniak, first on the right, as a member of Polonia's hockey team in the early 1930s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Władysław Szczepaniak | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Congress Poland | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1979 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1948 | Polonia Warsaw | 166+6 | (37) |
| National team | |||
| 1930–1947 | Poland | 34 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
Szczepaniak debuted in the Polish Soccer League debut in 1928 and he played as a forward player. After a few years he moved to defense, becoming one of the pillars of Polonia's team as well as its captain.
His debut for the Polish national football team occurred in 1930, during a game versus Sweden. His career lasted for almost 20 years. His last game, in 1947, was also against Sweden.
Szczepaniak had a toal of 34 caps for the national team, and in most matches was the captain. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished fourth.[1] Also, he was captain in the 1938 FIFA World Cup game of Poland versus Brazil. The game was played on 5 June 1938 in Strasbourg, France which Poland lost 5–6.
During the Second World War, he took part in unofficial football championships, despite the fact that the German occupying forces had forbidden the Poles to organise football matches. Under his leadership, the Polonia underground team became the champion of the Warsaw district in 1942 and 1943.[2]
References
- "Władysław Szczepaniak". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- Thomas Urban, "Football 'Only for Germans', in the Underground and in Auschwitz: Championships in Occupied Poland“, in European Football During the Second World War. Ed. M. Herzog/F. Brändle. Oxford 2018, p. 373.
See also
- Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938
Poland football squad – 1936 Summer Olympics – fourth place | ||
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Poland squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup | ||
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На других языках
- [en] Władysław Szczepaniak
[es] Władysław Szczepaniak
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