Henryk Jaznicki
Encyclopedia
Henryk Jaźnicki was a Polish
football player, forward representing Polonia Warsaw and Polish National Team. Jaźnicki played in only one international friendly, without scoring a goal. His lone match occurred on August 27, 1939 in Warsaw
, versus Hungary
(4-2). What's more, he did not finish the game - he was replaced in the 31st minute by Stanisław Baran.
After Second World War, Jaźnicki returned to Polonia, where continued career until 1952. He did not only excelled in fotball - also played volleyball
(3 times champion of Poland), basketball
(in 1947 champion of Poland) and handball (in 1947 vice-champion of Poland). During the war, fought in Polish September Campaign, caught by the Germans, was a prisoner of notorious Pawiak
prison in Warsaw, later shuttled to Sachsenhausen
and Mauthausen
.
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...
football player, forward representing Polonia Warsaw and Polish National Team. Jaźnicki played in only one international friendly, without scoring a goal. His lone match 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...
, versus Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
(4-2). What's more, he did not finish the game - he was replaced in the 31st minute by Stanisław Baran.
After Second World War, Jaźnicki returned to Polonia, where continued career until 1952. He did not only excelled in fotball - also played volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
(3 times champion of Poland), basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(in 1947 champion of Poland) and handball (in 1947 vice-champion of Poland). During the war, fought in Polish September Campaign, caught by the Germans, was a prisoner of notorious Pawiak
Pawiak
Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Poland.During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia....
prison in Warsaw, later shuttled to Sachsenhausen
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used primarily for political prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third Reich in May, 1945. After World War II, when Oranienburg was in the Soviet Occupation Zone, the structure was used as an NKVD...
and Mauthausen
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Mauthausen Concentration Camp grew to become a large group of Nazi concentration camps that was built around the villages of Mauthausen and Gusen in Upper Austria, roughly east of the city of Linz.Initially a single camp at Mauthausen, it expanded over time and by the summer of 1940, the...
.
See also
- The last game: August 27, 1939. Poland - Hungary 4-2