- Adam Wolanin
Infobox Football biography
playername= Adam Wolanin
fullname = Adam Wolanin
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1919|11|13
cityofbirth =Lwow
countryofbirth =Poland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1987|10|26|1919|11|13
cityofdeath =Park Ridge, Illinois
countryofdeath =United States
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
-1950
1950-
clubs =Pogoń Lwów
Blackpool
Chicago Maroons
Chicago Eagles
Chicago Falcons
caps(goals) =
0 (0)
nationalyears = 1950
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
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ntupdate =Adam Wolanin (
November 13 ,1919 inLwow ,Poland –October 26 ,1987 inPark Ridge, Illinois ) was a U.S.-Polishsoccer forward who was a member of the U.S. national team at the1950 FIFA World Cup . He is a member of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame .Professional career
Wolanin began his professional career with Polish First Division club
Pogoń Lwów when he was seventeen. When Germany invaded Poland, sparkingWorld War II in September 1939, Wolanin fled to England where he played for English First Division club Blackpool. However, he never cracked the first team before moving to theUnited States . He eventually settled in Chicago where he played for the Maroons and Eagles of the National Soccer League of Chicago. In 1950, he joined the Chicago Falcons, winning the 1953U.S. Open Cup with the team.National team
In 1950, Wolanin was called up to the U.S. national team for the
1950 FIFA World Cup . He played in the first U.S. game of the tournament, a 3-1 loss to Spain. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 ] ]Wolanin was inducted, along with the rest of the 1950 U.S. World Cup team, into the
National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976.External links
* [http://www.soccerhall.org/famers/adam_wolanin.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
* [http://www1.aacchicagoeagles.com/historiaiosiagniecia.htm Chicago Eagles history] (in Polish)References
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