- Józef Korbas
Józef Franciszek Korbas (
November 11 ,1914 –October 2 ,1981 ) was an interwar Polishsoccer player, forward ofCracovia Kraków (Champion of Poland 1937) and Polish National Team. He played two games for Poland.Korbas is famous for his excellent national team debut. On
September 12 ,1937 inSofia , versusBulgaria , he scored 3 goals and the match ended in 3-3 draw. In the history of the Polish national football team only two players managed to score ahat-trick in their first game, the other beingZygmunt Steuermann [http://www2.pzpn.pl/reprezentacje.php?inf=11384] . Korbas's second and last match in white-red jersey took place inWarsaw , onSeptember 25 ,1938 (Poland -Jugoslavia 4-4). In this game, he also scored a goal.In Cracovia, played in 1935–1939. In 69 games during that time, scored 54 goals. Considering this data, he was a very skilled scorer. In spite of modest frame, Korbas was famous for his very powerful kicks.
During
Nazi occupation of Poland , in 1942 was arrested by the Germans and in March 1943 sent toAuschwitz concentration camp . From there, was shuttled toSachsenhausen concentration camp . Having survived this, after the war returned to Poland, Korbas became a sports official as well as a coach.Korbas died
October 2 ,1981 inKatowice .
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