Jan Wasiewicz

Jan Karol Wasiewicz (6 January 1911 in Lemberg – 9 November 1976 in Quilmes (a district of Buenos Aires), Argentina) was an interwar Polish football player. Wasiewicz was a midfielder both in Pogoń Lwów (one of the best teams of interwar Poland), and the Polish National Team.

Jan Wasiewicz
Personal information
Full name Jan Karol Wasiewicz
Date of birth (1911-01-06)6 January 1911
Place of birth Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 9 November 1976(1976-11-09) (aged 65)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1929 RKS Lwów
1929–1932 Lechia Lwów 22 (0)
1933–1939 Pogoń Lwów 102 (3)
National team
1935–1938 Poland 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His career started in 1926 in another Lwów team - RKS. Then he moved to Lechia Lwów and in 1933 to Pogoń. In the last team, he played in the Polish Soccer League in the years 1933-1939, representing Pogoń in 102 games and scoring 3 goals. In the Polish National Team, Wasiewicz took part in 11 games, scoring 3 goals. He was a reserve team player during the 1938 FIFA World Cup, but did not go to France. Most probably, he would have played in the legendary game Poland - Brazil 5-6 (5 June 1938, Strasbourg, France), had it not been for an injury. At the last minute, Wasiewicz was replaced by Ewald Dytko.

Wasiewicz fought in the Invasion of Poland. After Poland's defeat, he escaped to Hungary. From there, moved to France and then to England, where he fought in General Stanisław Maczek's First Polish Armoured Division. In late 1944 and early 1945, he fought in France, Belgium and Netherlands, in a famous 1st Polish Infantry Battalion "Bloody Shirts". In recognition of extraordinary service, Wasiewicz was honored with highest orders, including the Belgian Order of Léopold.

Until 1946, he served in the occupation forces in Germany. Then he moved to England, and in 1949 to Argentina, where he died.

Sources
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Wasiewicz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.

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