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.