Edward Leon Jabłoński was a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 soccer midfield player who represented both Cracovia and the Polish National Team

Poland national football team

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. Born on October 13, 1919 in Krakow

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

, Jabłoński was one of the few players who participated in games of the national team both before and after Second World War

World War II

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. He died on November 17, 1970, also in Krakow.

Jablonski played in the right midfield, for Cracovia Krakow in the seasons 1938-39 and, after the war, in 1948-1950. In 1948, when Cracovia became the champion of Poland, he was the captain of the team.

Altogether, he took part in 3 international friendlies, scoring 1 goal (interesting is the fact that his lone goal was the first for the Polish National Team after the war). His debut occurred on August 27, 1939 in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 (Poland - Hungary

Hungary

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 4-2). During the war, he did not play officially, as the German

Nazi Germany

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 occupiers banned Poles from practising any kind of sports. His last game with the national team took place on July 19, 1947 in Warsaw (Poland - Romania

Romania

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 1-2).

See also

• The last game: August 27, 1939. Poland - Hungary 4-2