Ewald Cebula, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ewald Cebula

Polish footballer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1917

Place of Birth: Świętochłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 01-Feb-2004

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edward Cebula (also known as Ewald; born 22 March 1917 in Swietochlowice; died 1 February 2004 in Chorzów) was a Polish football player and defender.
He played in five matches for the Poland national team as well as one match representing Poland at the Olympic Games.He started in Slask Swietochlowice and his debut in Polish National Team occurred on 4 June 1939 in Warsaw, versus Switzerland (1-1).
Then, Cebula played in the last, unforgettable game of interwar Poland - (Warsaw, 27 August 1939, Poland - Hungary 4-2). His career was put on hold in 1939 following the outbreak of World War II.
After the war, Cebula returned to Polish Team, appearing in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The best time in his career was in Ruch Chorzów where he played from 1948.
He won Polish championship as a player in 1951, the playing trainer in 1952, and as a trainer in 1953, he had also managed Ruch for a while during the season 1960 when they won championship.
He is member of the small group of players who played in national team before and after World War II.
He won several more trophies before retirement from football in 1964, winning a title with Górnik Zabrze the previous year. Following this he joined forces with Feliks Karolak and became one of the top trainers in Poland.