Władysław Kowalski | |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1897 |
Birth Place: | Zwierzyniec, Kraków, Poland |
Death Place: | Wołczatycze, Poland |
Position: | Forward |
Clubs1: | Wisła Kraków |
Clubs2: | WKS Warsaw |
Clubs3: | Wisła Kraków |
Nationalyears1: | 1923–1924 |
Nationalteam1: | Poland |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Władysław Kowalski (17 April 1897 - 21 September 1939) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward for Wisła Kraków and WKS Warsaw.[1] He made four appearances for the Poland national team from 1923 to 1924.[2] A Polish Army officer, serving as an adjutant, Kowalski was taken prisoner during the Soviet invasion of Poland, when trying to flee to Hungary, and was executed by Soviet soldiers.[3] [4]