Edward Madejski Explained

Edward Madejski
Fullname:Edward Dominik Jerzy Madejski
Birth Date:1914 8, df=y
Birth Place:Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Bytom, Poland
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1931–1932
Years2:1932–1937
Years3:1939
Years4:1939
Years5:1945–1949
Clubs1:Juvenia Kraków
Clubs4:Zaolzie Trzyniec
Clubs5:Polonia Bytom
Caps2:64
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1936–1938
Nationalteam1:Poland
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0

Edward Dominik Jerzy Madejski (11 August 1914  - 15 February 1996) was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. A chemistry engineer, he was a graduate of Mining-Metallurgic Academy in Kraków.

Madejski made 11 appearances for the Poland national team, letting 33 goals into his net. His debut in the white-red Polish jersey took place on 6 September 1936 in Belgrade, when Yugoslavia beat Poland 9–3. He was also part of Poland's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1] The last game he played for Poland was a 3–2 loss to Ireland in Dublin on 13 November 1938.

Madejski played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup, and appeared in the 5 June 1938 match against Brazil in Strasbourg, which Poland lost 5–6. At that time, Madejski was banned from playing in any Polish league teams, due to a scandal regarding his transfer from Wisła Kraków to Garbarnia Kraków. As a result, he was not associated with any club for a year.

During the Second World War, Madejski participated in various illegal football tournaments, as all sports in Poland were banned by the German authorities. Arrested by the Gestapo, he spent a few months on death row.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Madejski . Olympedia . 22 September 2021.