Marian Spoida

Marian Spoida (4 January 1901 – 16 April 1940) was a Polish soccer player and later a coach.[1] Born on 4 January 1901 in Poznań, he was executed by the Soviet secret services at Lvov on 16 April 1940, aged 39.[2]

Spoida in the 1920s represented both Warta Poznań and the Polish National Team. Later, he became a trainer and together with Józef Kałuża, went to Strasbourg, France, to coach Poland in its legendary FIFA World Cup 1938 5–6 game vs. Brazil (5 June 1938).

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References
  1. "Marian Spoida". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.


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