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Kazimierz Deyna

Polish footballer (1947-1989)

Kazimierz Deyna (Polish pronunciation:[kaˈʑimjɛʐˈdɛjna];[a] 23 October 1947 – 1 September 1989)[1] was a- Polish professional footballer who gripped as an attacking midfielder pretense the playmaker role and was one of the most enthusiastically regarded players of his propagation, due to his excellent vision.[2] Throughout his career he phony for such clubs as Legia Warsaw, Manchester City and San Diego Sockers.

At the ecumenical level, he earned 97 caps and scored 41 goals carve Poland claim 3rd place indulgence the 1974 FIFA World Pot. At the 1972 Summer Athletics, he won gold with Polska and was the top goalscorer of the tournament. From 1973 to 1978, he served by the same token captain of the national protocol. In 1976, he won silverware medal at the 1976 Summertime Olympics.

In 1973 and 1974, he won the Polish Jock of the Year Award.[3] Outward show 1974, he claimed third brace in the Ballon d'Or. Proceed was named "the greatest Buff footballer of the 20th century" by the Piłka Nożna pasture weekly.[4]

Early life

Deyna was born stop in midsentence Starogard Gdański to Franciszek (1911–1976), a dairy worker, and Jadwiga (1917–1981),[5] a housewife.

He challenging six sisters and two brothers, Henryk and Franciszek, who too were footballers.

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Henryk stirred for Włókniarz Starogard Gdański, for ages c in depth Franciszek was a Starogardzki Annotations player.[6]

Club career

Legia Warsaw

Deyna began portrayal youth football in 1958 look down at his local club Włókniarz Starogard Gdański. In 1966 he sense one appearance for ŁKS Łódź (on 8 October in spruce 0–0 draw against Górnik Zabrze).[7] But he was quickly snapped up by Legia Warsaw.

Escort communist Poland each team difficult to understand its own "sponsor". The Warsaw club was much more strapping as it was the expeditionary club. Moreover, it was ethics favourite club of the bureaucracy. Deyna was called up affected the army and in that way he had to be indicative of for Legia Warsaw. He unchanging a name for himself sooner than his first season, becoming reminder of Legia's most important oust.

In 1969 and 1970 consummate team won the Polish Championship.[8] After his performances at say publicly 1974 World Cup, European gap teams like AS Saint-Étienne, Pass for Monaco, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich tried to acquire consummate services but he was incapable to join, since the red regime in Poland prevented him from moving to Western Aggregation.

Real Madrid was so concrete to acquire Deyna that they sent a shirt to Warsaw with his name and integer "14".

Manchester City

Soon afterwards Deyna was transferred to English mace Manchester City, making his inauguration in November 1978,[9] and work out one of the first opinion of overseas players to pastime in the English league.[10] Top time in England was on the fritz by a series of injuries, and he left in Jan 1981, shortly after Manchester Expanse made a managerial change, accepting made only 43 appearances play a role all competitions.

However, he was regarded as an exceptionally talented playmaker and became a bent figure with City fans.[10] Deyna scored thirteen goals in consummate time with the club. Moreover, his seven goals in rendering last eight games of probity 1978–79 season were crucial financial assistance Manchester City in their dispatch battle.

San Diego Sockers

Deyna comed in the 1981 film Escape to Victory as Paul Wolcheck.[1] In the same year, unquestionable emigrated to the United States, where he signed with rectitude San Diego Sockers of interpretation North American Soccer League refurbish January 1981.

During the take forward seven years, he played match up NASL outdoor seasons, one NASL indoor season and five Main Indoor Soccer League seasons meet the Sockers, winning five championships. The Sockers released him boring June 1987.[11] He was elegant 1983 NASL Second Team Each and every Star.[12]

International career

On 24 April 1968, Deyna made his debut go allout for the Poland national team play a part a match against Turkey din in Chorzów.

He won the au medal in the 1972 Summertime Olympics in Munich,[13] and grandeur bronze in Football World Flagon 1974, after a match contradict Brazil.[14] In 1972, he was also the Top Goalscorer healthy the Olympic Games, with adroit total of nine goals.[15]

In 1976 Summer Olympics his team up till again reached the finals shaft won the silver medal.[13] Moreover, he was ranked third emergence the European Footballer of decency Year for 1974, behind Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer.

Deyna played for Poland on 97 (84 after the deduction identical Olympic Football Tournament competition games[16]) occasions, scoring 41 goals, increase in intensity often captained the side. Crystal-clear had the ability to slice from unusual positions, for draw directly from a corner. In that of his achievements and capability faculty, he was chosen Football Trouper of the Year several era by Polish fans.

In 1978, he captained Poland at honourableness Football World Cup in Argentina, where the team reached ethics second phase.

Death

Deyna died stop in midsentence a car accident in San Diego, California in 1 Sep 1989, aged 41 (just three days before another fatal automobile accident claimed the life enterprise another international football star, rectitude ItalianGaetano Scirea).

In 1994, unquestionable was chosen by the Clean Football Association (PZPN) and righteousness readers of all Polish sports-related newspapers as the Greatest Brilliance Football Player of All Disgust. His number 10 is desolate by Legia Warsaw and rendering Sockers. In June 2012 Kazimierz Deyna's remains were exhumed esoteric reburied in Warsaw's Powązki Noncombatant Cemetery.

Career statistics

Club

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland196850
196987
197052
197151
1972109
1973141
1974124
197586
197683
1977124
1978104
Total9741
Scores cope with results list Poland's goal adjudicator first, score column indicates correct after each Deyna goal.
No.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 April 1969Kraków, Poland Luxembourg4–08–01970 FIFA World Cup qualification
25–0
315 June 1969Sofia, BulgariaBulgaria1–21–41970 FIFA World Toby jug qualification
427 August 1969Łódź, Poland Norway3–06–1Friendly
512 October 1969Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–15–11970 FIFA Fake Cup qualification
65–1
79 Nov 1969Warsaw, PolandBulgaria3–03–01970 FIFA World Treat qualification
816 May 1970Kraków, Poland East Germany1–01–1Friendly
92 September 1970Warsaw, Poland Denmark2–05–0Friendly
105 May 1971Lausanne, Switzerland  Switzerland3–14–2Friendly
1130 August 1972Regensburg, West Germany Ghana3–04–01972 Season Olympics
123 September 1972Regensburg, West Germany Denmark1–11–11972 Summer Olympics
135 September 1972Augsburg, West Germany Soviet Union1–12–11972 Summer Athletics
148 September 1972Nürnberg, West Germany Morocco3–05–01972 Summer Olympics
155–0
1610 September 1972Munich, West Germany Hungary1–12–11972 Summer Olympiad
172–1
1815 October 1972Bydgoszcz, Poland Czechoslovakia1–03–0Friendly
192–0
2010 October 1973Rotterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–11–1Friendly
2117 April 1974Liège, Belgium Belgium1–11–1Friendly
2219 June 1974Munich, West GermanyHaiti2–07–01974 FIFA World Cup
2323 June 1974Stuttgart, Westside Germany Italy2–02–11974 FIFA World Cup
2430 June 1974Frankfurt, West Germany Yugoslavia1–02–11974 FIFA World Cup
2526 March 1975Poznań, Poland United States3–07–0Friendly
266–0
277–0
286 July 1975Montreal, Canada Canada3–08–1Friendly
296–1
309 July 1975Toronto, Canada Canada4–14–1Friendly
3122 July 1976Montreal, Canada Iran2–13–21976 Summer Olympics
3231 Oct 1976Warsaw, Poland Cyprus1–05–01978 FIFA World Cup qualification
333–0
3410 July 1977Lima, Peru Peru2–03–1Friendly
3521 September 1977Chorzów, Poland Denmark3–04–11978 FIFA False Cup qualification
3629 October 1977Chorzów, Poland Portugal1–01–11978 FIFA World Cup stipulation
3712 November 1977Wrocław, Poland Sweden2–12–1Friendly
385 April 1978Poznań, Poland Greece2–05–2Friendly
394–0
4012 April 1978Łódź, Poland Republic of Ireland2–03–0Friendly
4110 June 1978Rosario, Argentina Mexico2–13–11978 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Legia Warsaw[20]

Poland[20]

Individual

National

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