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Place of Birth: Chorz贸w, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
About Jerzy Wostal
- Jerzy Adolf Wostal was a Polish association football player, one of the best forwards of interwar Poland.
- He was born in 1914 in K枚nigsh眉tte (later Chorz贸w). In the late 1930s Wostal played for AKS Chorz贸w.
- The best year in his career was 1937.
- His team then became vice-champions of Poland (after Cracovia), and he was the top scorer of the Polish Football League, with 12 goals. On the Polish National Team he played in 10 games, scoring 4 goals.
- Wostal鈥檚 debut took place on September 6, 1936, in Riga (Latvia - Poland 3-3).
- One of the best matches in his career occurred on October 10, 1937 in Warsaw.
- In a 1938 FIFA World Cup qualifier Poland beat Yugoslavia 4-0 and Wostal scored one of the goals. Unfortunately, due to injury, he was unable to take part in Poland鈥檚 legendary 1938鈥檚 World Cup match vs.
- Brazil (5-6).
- Instead of him, coach/manager J贸zef Kaluza fielded Fryderyk Scherfke.
- Wostal鈥檚 last game in the white-red jersey took place on May 27, 1939 in L贸dz (Poland - Belgium 3-3). Little is known about Wostal's whereabouts during and after World War II.
- He signed the German Nationality List (Volksliste) and changed the name to Georg Wostal.
- Some time between 1940-1944 played in the team of Vorw盲rts-Rasensport Gleiwitz (Gliwice), which was one of the best sides of Upper Silesia in those years, winning the Silesian championship for several times.
- Then, after 1945, his fate is unknown. He died in 1991.
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