Henryk Jaźnicki
Henryk Jaźnicki (6 September 1917 – 25 February 2004) was a Polish football player, forward representing Polonia Warsaw and Polish National Team.[1] Jaźnicki played in only one international friendly, without scoring a goal. His only match occurred on 27 August 1939 in Warsaw, versus Hungary (4–2). However he did not finish the game, he was replaced in the 31st minute by Stanisław Baran.
| 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) | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Polonia Warsaw | 25 | (12) |
| 1945 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 1945–1946 | Społem Warszawa | ||
| 1947–1952 | Polonia Warsaw | 92 | (22) |
| National team | |||
| 1939 | Poland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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 (3 times champion of Poland), basketball (in 1947 champion of Poland) and handball (in 1947 vice-champion of Poland). During the war, he fought in the Polish September Campaign, was caught by the Germans, was a prisoner of notorious Pawiak prison in Warsaw, and was later shuttled to Sachsenhausen and Mauthausen.
References
- "Henryk Jaźnicki". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.