Waldemar Słomiany Explained

Waldemar Słomiany
Fullname:Waldemar Piotr Słomiany
Birth Date:1 November 1943
Birth Place:Bielszowice, Poland
Position:Defender
Years1:1956–1961
Clubs1:Wawel Wirek
Years2:1962–1966
Clubs2:Górnik Zabrze
Caps2:93
Goals2:4
Years3:1967–1970
Clubs3:Schalke 04
Caps3:52
Goals3:5
Years4:1970–1972
Clubs4:Arminia Bielefeld
Caps4:46
Goals4:6
Years5:1973–1975
Clubs5:HSV Hamm
Nationalyears1:1963
Nationalteam1:Poland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Waldemar Piotr Słomiany (born 1 November 1943 in Bielszowice, now Ruda Śląska) is a retired Polish football defender. Słomiany spent the most successful years of his career at Górnik Zabrze,[1] winning several championships of Poland in the 1960s. He capped was once for Poland, on 16 October 1963, in a 1–3 loss to Greece.[2]

Słomiany started his career in a local club Wawel Wirek, and in 1962 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, in which he played in 93 games, scoring 4 goals. In 1967, he illegally decided to stay in Western Germany. He played for Bundesliga teams such as FC Schalke 04, and Arminia Bielefeld. In 1971, he was among players involved in corruption scandal (known in Germany as Bundesligaskandal), which resulted in his suspension and after that he did not resume playing. Altogether, Słomiany played 98 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 11 goals.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Gazeta Wyborcza, http://katowice.gazeta.pl/katowice/51,35032,6063253.html?i=8
  2. Web site: Waldemar Słomiany . worldfootball.net . 3 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Fussball Daten. Waldemar Slomiany. German. 11 March 2010.