Kazimierz Deyna
| Kazimierz Deyna | ||
 Kazimierz Deyna in 1970
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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | October 23, 1947 | |
| place of birth | Starogard Gdański , Poland | |
| date of death | September 1, 1989 | |
| Place of death | San Diego , USA | |
| size | 180 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1958-1966 | Włókniarz Starogard Gdański | |
| 1966 | Łódzki KS | 1 (0) |
| 1966-1988 | Legia Warszawa | 304 (94) |
| 1978-1981 | Manchester City | 39 (13) |
| 1981-1987 | San Diego Sockers | 256 (152) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1968-1988 | Poland | 97 (41) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Kazimierz Deyna (born October 23, 1947 in Starogard Gdański , † September 1, 1989 in San Diego , California , United States ) was a Polish football player . He was nicknamed "Kaka", "General" or just "Kaz".
Career
As a player in the army club Legia Warsaw and the Polish national team , which won Olympic gold in 1972 and third place at the World Cup in Germany in 1974 , Deyna achieved world fame. According to many experts, Deyna was one of the best players in the world and the best midfield director that a Polish national team has ever owned.
His profession was an officer in the Polish military, but Deyna never belonged to political or social organizations. In the Polish national team Kazimierz Deyna played from 1968 to 1978. He made his debut on April 24, 1968 in Chorzów against Turkey (8: 0), his last game he played on June 21, 1978 in Mendoza against Brazil (1: 3) in Course of the XI. World Championship in Argentina . Deyna announced his departure from the circle of Polish representatives after the previously lost game against Argentina when he missed the “most important penalty” of his life. He made a total of 97 international matches and scored 41 goals.
death
At the end of his career Kazimierz Deyna went to the North American Soccer League for Legends San Diego. He was killed in a traffic accident in California on September 1, 1989: He was driving his old 1974 Dodge Colt from the south towards San Diego and drove at high speed into a Ford F-600 which was in the right-hand lane was standing. Most likely he had fallen asleep behind the wheel because the police couldn't find any skid marks. The front of the car was crushed to the seats, so that he was dead on the spot. It was 1:25 a.m. when he died. The autopsy found multiple injuries as the cause of death . He was identified by his driver's license, which he carried in his pocket. Deyna left behind his wife and son.
Burial places
Deyna was first buried in the El Camino Memorial Park cemetery near San Diego. In June 2012 his remains were transferred to Warsaw and buried in the Powązki Military Cemetery.
successes
- Olympic champion 1972 in Munich
- Silver medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal
- Third place at the 1974 World Cup in the Federal Republic of Germany
- Top scorer of the 1972 Olympic Games (9 goals in 7 games)
- Polish champion with Legia Warsaw in 1969 and 1970
- Polish cup winner in 1973 with Legia Warsaw
- Reaching the semi-finals in the European Cup 1969/70
- American champion (MISL) in 1983, 1985, 1986.
- Two-time election to the MISL (Most Valuable Midfielder) All-Star Team
- In the elections for World Player of the Year, which is determined by France Football, Deyna was sixth in 1972 and 1973, and third in 1974
- Elected Footballer of the Century in Poland (1989)
- Five times Footballer of the Year in Poland (elected three times by Sport magazine , twice by Piłka Nożna magazine )
- Elected to the eleven of 1972 by the magazine Piłka Nożna
- Voted World Footballer of the Year 1974 by Kicker magazine
- Subsequently by FIFA through an internet vote for the best young player at the 1974 World Cup
Others
- In 1981 he starred in the US film Escape or Victory with Sylvester Stallone , Michael Caine , Pelé and Bobby Moore .
- The shirt number 10 is no longer given at Legia Warsaw after the death of Kazimierz Deyna.
- The stadium in his hometown Starogard Gdański is named after him. On May 9, 2012, the Polish women's national soccer team played an international match there for the first time. The opponent was Scotland .
See also
Web links
- Kazimierz Deyna in the database of weltfussball.de
- Kazimierz Deyna in the 90minut.pl database (Polish)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Deyna, Kazimierz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Starogard Gdański , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1989 |
| Place of death | San Diego , California United States |