Marian Spoida (4 January 1901 - 16 April 1940) was a Polish

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-player and later a coach. Born on 4 January 1901 in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

, he was executed by the

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secret services at Lvov on 16 April 1940, aged 39. Spoida in the 1920s represented both

Warta Poznań Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. Founded in 1912, the association football club are two-time winners of the ...

and the Poland national team. Later, he became a trainer and together with

Józef Kałuża Józef Ignacy Kałuża (11 February 1896 – 11 October 1944) was a Polish footballer and later coach, was one of the legends of Polish sports. Club career Kałuża was one of the most experienced forward players of 1920s Poland. His whole car ...

, went to

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, to coach Poland in its

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5-6 game vs.

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(5 June 1938).

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* 1901 births 1940 deaths Footballers from Poznań Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) participants Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Poland Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Warta Poznań players Warta Poznań managers Executed people from Greater Poland Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish military personnel killed in World War II {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub

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