Wacław Kuchar
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 16 September 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Łańcut, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 1981 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912-1935 | Pogoń Lwów | 198 | (98) |
| Total | 198 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| 1921-1928 | Poland | 23 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wacław Michał Kuchar (16 September 1897 – 13 February 1981) was a Polish sports champion, olympian, and multiple football, track and field and speed skating champion of the country.
Kuchar excelled in many sports – track and field, football (firstly – as a forward, then as a midfielder, and finally at the end of his career – as a defender), skiing, speed skating and ice hockey. Even though born in Łańcut, his whole life was connected with Lwów, where he played for Pogoń Lwów – one of the most important and most popular sports clubs of interwar Poland. After finishing his career, he became a referee, coach and sports official. To this day Kuchar is regarded as an excellent example of fair play.
In 1926, in a poll held by the Polish sports daily Przegląd Sportowy, Kuchar was chosen as the athlete of the year. A year later he came in 10th in the same poll. In 1924, at the Paris Olympic Games, he played on the Poland national football team.[1]
Club career
As a fifteen year old Kuchar made his debut for
As a footballer representing Pogoń Lwów, Kuchar achieved these successes:
- years of career – 1912–1935,
- Champion of Poland: 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926,
- top scorer of Poland: 1922 (21 goals), 1926 (11 goals),
- In 1923 he scored 88 goals in unofficial games,[3]
- 9 goals in a match against Rewera,
- 4 goals in 5 minutes in a match against WKS Lublin,
- altogether he played in 1052 games, scoring 1065 goals.
International career
On the Poland national football team he achieved:
- 23 official international games
- 5 goals
- debut – 18 February 1921, Hungary – Poland 1–0 (it was the first, historic game of the Polish team)
- last game: 27 October 1928, Czechoslovakia – Poland 3–2
- 21 unofficial international games
- 32 goals[4]
- Trainer of Poland national team 1947–1949.
Athletics
Wacław Kuchar was champion of Poland in:
- 800-meter race (1920, 1921),
- 110-meter hurdle race (1920),
- 400-meter hurdle race (1923),
- high jump (1921, 1923),
- pentathlon (1923, 1924).
Ice-skating
Kuchar as an ice skater:
- participated in the European Speed Skating Championships for Men of 1925,
- 22-time Champion of Poland (Including single-distance titles) in the period 1922–1929.
Military
Kuchar is most famous for his sports achievements, but also he was a captain in the
See also
- Pogoń Lwów
- Polish-Ukrainian War
- Polish-Soviet War
- List of famous Leopolitans
- History of football in Poland
References
- ^ "Wacław Kuchar". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Dziesięć twarzy Wacława".
- ^ "Osobowości". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
- ^ Pilka [dead link]
External links
- Wacław Kuchar at FIFA (archived)
- Wacław Kuchar at EU-Football.info
- Wacław Kuchar in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Wacław Kuchar at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Wacław Kuchar at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Wacław Kuchar at Olympics.com
- Wacław Kuchar at Olympedia
- Wacław Kuchar at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)
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