Józef Lustgarten
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Józef Lustgarten (1 November 1889 – 22 September 1973) was a Polish Jewish footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 22 September 1973 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, left midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1911 | Cracovia | ||
| 1912–1918 | Cracovia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1912–1914 | Cracovia (informal) | ||
| 1922 | Poland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
BIography
Born in Kraków, he was Jewish.[1][2] He represented Cracovia.[3][1][2] He also represented Poland in international matches.[1] He was the first manager of the Poland national football team in 1922.[4]
During World War II, he was arrested in Lwów in 1939 by the Soviet NKVD, and sent to the Gulag, where he spent 17 years in forced labor camps.[5] After returning to Poland, he became the honorary president of Cracovia.[citation needed]
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