Gerard Wodarz
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 August 1913 | ||
Place of birth |
Bismarckhütte, German Empire | ||
Date of death | 8 November 1982 | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Chorzów, Poland | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1928–1939 | Ruch Wielkie Hajduki | ||
– | Bismarckhütter SV 99 | ||
1946–1947 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
International career | |||
1932–1939 | Poland | 28 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
1949 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
1950–1954 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
1961 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerard Wodarz (10 August 1913 – 8 November 1982) was one of the best
Biography
He was born in 1913 in
Wodarz was a left-wing forward player. His career started in Ruch Wielkie Hajduki, in which he played in the years 1926-1939 and after the war, in 1946-47. Together with
On the national team of Poland he took part in 31 games. His debut occurred on 2 October 1932 in Bucharest, against Romania. Wodarz participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,[2] where he scored 5 goals. Also, he represented Poland during one of the most famous games in Polish soccer history - against Brazil in Strasbourg, France, during the 1938 Football World Cup.
After the German
In 1946 he returned to Poland and for next two years represented Ruch Chorzów. His career ended in 1947. Later on he tried to coach several Upper Silesian teams, but without major achievements.
See also
- Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938
References
- ^ "Kadra.pl - Reprezentanci". Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Gerard Wodarz". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.