Marian Spoida

Polish football coach and player

Marian Spoida (4 January 1901 - 16 April 1940) was a Polish soccer-player and later a coach.[1] Born on 4 January 1901 in Poznań, he was executed by the Soviet secret services at Lvov on 16 April 1940, aged 39.[2]

Spoida in the 1920s represented both Warta Poznań and the Poland national team. Later, he became a trainer and together with Józef Kałuża, went to Strasbourg, France, to coach Poland in its FIFA World Cup 1938 5-6 game vs. Brazil (5 June 1938).

See also

  • Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938

References

  1. ^ "Marian Spoida". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

  • Marian Spoida at WorldFootball.net
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