Władysław Kowalski (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 April 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Zwierzyniec, Kraków, Poland | ||
Date of death | 21 September 1939 | (aged 42)||
Place of death | Wołczatycze, Poland | ||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1923–1924 | Poland | 4 | (2) |
Władysław Kowalski (17 April 1897 – 21 September 1939) was a Polish footballer.[1] He played in four matches for the Poland national football 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]
References[]
- ^ "Władysław Kowalski". EU Football. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Władysław Kowalski". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Zichlarz, Michał (1 September 2019). "Z karabinem w dłoni". Dziennik Sport (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Gwiazdy Białej Gwiazdy #9. Piłkarz, żołnierz, kancelista - Władysław Kowalski". Wisła Kraków SA (in Polish). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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- People executed by the Soviet Union by firing squad
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