- Stanisław Baran
Stanisław Baran (born
April 26 ,1920 , diedMay 12 ,1993 ) was aninterwar Polish midfield soccer player, who started his career inResovia Rzeszów , then, sometime in 1938 (at the age of around 18) moved toWarszawianka Warszawa . Regarded as one of the most gifted players of these times, howeverWorld War II stopped his career for a few years.Baran was a member of the Polish National Team in
1938 FIFA World Cup , but did not play in the legendary game Poland -Brazil 5-6 (June 5 ,1938 ,Strasbourg ,France ) - he spent the whole match on the bench. Also, played in the last international friendly of interwar Poland (Poland -Hungary 4-2,August 27 ,1939 ,Warsaw ). In this game, he appeared on the field as a replacement, in 31st minute.In 1958, as a 38-year old soccer veteran, Baran won the championships of Poland, with the team of
ŁKS Łódź .See also
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*Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938
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