Henryk Jaźnicki (6 September 1917 – 25 February 2004) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. Representing Polonia Warsaw, he also played for their basketball, volleyball and handball teams.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henryk Jaźnicki | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Radzyń Podlaski, Congress Poland | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 2004 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Józefów, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Polonia Warsaw | 26 | (12) |
| 1945 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 1945–1946 | Społem Warsaw | ||
| 1947–1952 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| International career | |||
| 1939 | Poland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jaźnicki made his sole appearance for the Poland national football team on 27 August 1939 in Warsaw, in a 4–2 win over Hungary, and was replaced in the 31st minute by Stanisław Baran.
After the Second World War, Jaźnicki returned to Polonia, where he continued his career until 1952. He not only excelled in football - he also played volleyball (winning three national titles), basketball (national title in 1947) and handball (runners-up in 1947). During the war, he fought in the Polish September Campaign, was caught by the Germans, was a prisoner of notorious Pawiak prison in Warsaw, before being shuttled to Sachsenhausen and Mauthausen camps.
References
edit- ^ "Henryk Jaźnicki". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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