- Edmund Giemsa
Edmund Giemsa was a Polish interwar
soccer player, started career as a forward, then moved to midfield, regarded as an expert on free kicks. Born onOctober 16 ,1912 inUpper Silesian city ofRuda Śląska , died onSeptember 30 ,1994 inChinnor ,England .Giemsa played for
Ruch Chorzów as well as Polish National Team. With Ruch, he was a multiple champion of Poland (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938).On
June 4 ,1933 inWarsaw he debuted in Polish National Team (Poland -Belgium 0-1). Altogether he played in 9 international games, without scoring any goals. He was in Polish Roster in World Cup France 1938, but did not appear on the field in the legendary game Poland -Brazil 5-6 (June 5 ,1938 ,Strasbourg ,France ). His last game in white-red jersey occurred onAugust 27 ,1939 in Warsaw (Poland -Hungary 4-2).See also
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Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938
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