Adam Wolanin

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playername= Adam Wolanin


fullname = Adam Wolanin
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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
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position = Forward
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years =
-1950
1950-
clubs = Pogoń Lwów
Blackpool
Chicago Maroons
Chicago Eagles
Chicago Falcons
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0 (0)
nationalyears = 1950
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
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Adam Wolanin (November 13, 1919 in Lwow, Poland – October 26, 1987 in Park Ridge, Illinois) was a U.S.-Polish soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National 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, sparking World 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 the United 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 1953 U.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)

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