Marian Spoida Explained

Marian Spoida
Birth Date:4 January 1901
Birth Place:Poznań, German Empire[1]
Death Place:Katyn, Soviet Union
Position:Midfielder
Years1:–1915
Clubs1:Chelsea Poznań
Years2:1915–1916
Clubs2:Posnania Poznań
Years3:1916–1929
Clubs3:Warta Poznań
Years4:1930
Nationalyears1:1922–1928
Nationalteam1:Poland
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1930
Managerclubs1:Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski
Manageryears2:1930
Managerclubs2:Legia Poznań
Manageryears3:1931
Managerclubs3:Warta Poznań
Manageryears4:1931–1932
Managerclubs4:Warta Poznań
Manageryears5:1938
Managerclubs5:Poland (caretaker)

Marian Spoida (4 January 1901 - 16 April 1940) was a Polish football player and manager.[2] Born on 4 January 1901 in Poznań, he was executed by the Soviet secret services in Katyn on 16 April 1940, aged 39.[3]

In the 1920s, Spoida represented both Warta Poznań and the Poland national team.[4] Later, he became a coach, and was the assistant under Poland head coach Józef Kałuża at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Player

Warta Poznań

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spojda Marian . baza.rocznikpilkarski.pl . 28 November 2024 . pl.
  2. Web site: Marian Spoida . Olympedia . 26 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 10 April 2020.
  4. Web site: SPOIDA Marian . polska-pilka.pl . 28 November 2024 . pl.
  5. Web site: Bohaterowie z boiska: Marian Spoida – piłkarski mistrz zamordowany w Katyniu . ipn.gov.pl . 28 November 2024 . pl.