Bolesław Habowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish footballer
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Place of Birth: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
About Bolesław Habowski
- Boleslaw Józef Habowski (13 September 1914 in Kraków - 21 May 1979 in Wendover, England) was a Polish football player from interwar period, representing Wisla Kraków and Polish national football team. Habowski's debut in the National Team occurred on 10 October 1937 in Warsaw (Poland - Yugoslavia 4-0).
- His second and last game in white-red jersey took place in Riga, 25 September 1938 (Latvia - Poland 2-1) scoring a goal in the match. He played in forward, was regarded as a very fast and tough player, who never gave up.
- In the years 1934-1938 he played in all Wisla Kraków's games in Polish Soccer League.
- Then, some time between late 1938 and early 1939, he was purchased by a rising power of Polish soccer, the team of Junak Drohobycz.
- In September 1939 (see: Polish September Campaign) he was captured by the Soviets and forcefully taken to Siberia.
- In 1942 he managed to get to the Polish Army in Soviet Union, created by General Wladyslaw Anders.
- From there, across Africa, he arrived in England, where he stayed and eventually died.
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