Władysław Kowalski (footballer)

Władysław Kowalski
Personal information
Date of birth (1897-04-17)17 April 1897
Place of birth Zwierzyniec, Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 21 September 1939(1939-09-21) (aged 42)
Place of death Wołczatycze, Poland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1919 Wisła Kraków
1920–1921 WKS Warsaw
1922–1932 Wisła Kraków
International career
1923–1924 Poland 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Władysław Kowalski (17 April 1897 – 21 September 1939) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward for Wisła Kraków and WKS Warsaw.[1] He made four appearances for the Poland national team from 1923 to 1924.[2] A Polish Army officer, serving as an adjutant, Kowalski was taken prisoner during the Soviet invasion of Poland, when trying to flee to Hungary, and was executed by Soviet soldiers.[3][4]

Honours

Wisła Kraków

References

  1. ^ "Władysław Kowalski". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Władysław Kowalski". EU Football. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ Zichlarz, Michał (1 September 2019). "Z karabinem w dłoni". Dziennik Sport (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Gwiazdy Białej Gwiazdy #9. Piłkarz, żołnierz, kancelista - Władysław Kowalski". Wisła Kraków SA (in Polish). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Liga 1927". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Liga 1928". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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