Full name Wladyslaw Szczepaniak Years Team Role Football player | Place of death Warsaw, Poland Name Wladyslaw Szczepaniak Height 1.7 m | |
Date of birth (1910-05-19)19 May 1910 Place of birth Warsaw, Congress Poland Date of death 6 May 1979(1979-05-06) (aged 68) Died May 6, 1979, Warsaw, Poland | ||
Władysław Szczepaniak (19 May 1910 in Warsaw, Poland - 6 May 1979 in Warsaw) was a Polish football player. A defender for his entire career, he played for Polonia Warsaw, where he was the captain. Szczepaniak was one of Polonia’s symbols, also he played for the Poland national football team.
Football career
Szczepaniak debuted in the Polish Soccer League debut in 1928 and he played as a forward player. After a few years he moved to defense, becoming one of the pillars of Polonia’s team as well as its captain.
His debut for the Polish national football team occurred in 1930, during a game versus Sweden. His career lasted for almost 20 years. His last game, in 1947, was also against Sweden.
Szczepaniak had a toal of 34 caps for the national team, and in most matches was the captain. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished fourth. Also, he was captain in the 1938 FIFA World Cup game of Poland versus Brazil. The game was played on 5 June 1938 in Strasbourg, France which Poland lost 5-6.