Waldemar Słomiany
Waldemar Piotr Słomiany (born 1 November 1943 in Bielszowice, now Ruda Śląska) is a retired Polish football defender. Słomiany spent the most successful years of his career at Górnik Zabrze,[1] winning several championships of Poland in the 1960s. He capped was once for Poland, on 16 October 1963, in a 1–3 loss to Greece.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Waldemar Piotr Słomiany | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Bielszowice, Poland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1961 | Wawel Wirek | ||
| 1962–1966 | Górnik Zabrze | 93 | (4) |
| 1967–1970 | Schalke 04 | 52 | (5) |
| 1970–1972 | Arminia Bielefeld | 46 | (6) |
| 1973–1975 | HSV Hamm | ||
| National team | |||
| 1963 | Poland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Słomiany started his career in a local club Wawel Wirek, and in 1962 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, in which he played in 93 games, scoring 4 goals. In 1967, he illegally decided to stay in Western Germany. He played for Bundesliga teams such as FC Schalke 04, and Arminia Bielefeld. In 1971, he was among players involved in corruption scandal (known in Germany as Bundesligaskandal), which resulted in his suspension and after that he did not resume playing. Altogether, Słomiany played 98 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 11 goals.[2]
References
- Gazeta Wyborcza, Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Waldemar Slomiany" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 11 March 2010.