Michał Franciszek Mieczysław Matyas (28 September 1910 – 22 October 1975) was a Polish footballer, who represented such teams as Pogoń Lwów and Polonia Bytom, as well as the Poland national team. Among fans in Poland he was known as ''Myszka'' and in the Soviet Union he played under name of Mikhail. His real occupation was a petroleum technician.

Career

Matyas was born in Brzozów. After moving to Lwów in 1924 he started playing in junior team of Lechia and in 1926 moved to Pogoń, for which Matyas played for 14 seasons. His debut in the national team took place on 10 July 1932 in

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in a 2–0 win against

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2–0). All together he played in 18 international games (including the

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), scoring 7 goals. In Pogoń, in 1935 he was the top-scorer of the Polish Football League, with 22 goals. During the

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in 1939–40, Matyas played in Soviet competitions for Naftovyk Boryslav and, for a short while, for FC Dynamo Kiev in 1941. Soon after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, he returned to Lwów where he played for some local city teams in 1942–44. Following the war, Lwów was secured after the Soviet Union (as part of Soviet Ukraine), together with a group of Pogoń's players and activists, he settled in Bytom, where he played for Polonia Bytom in 1945–48. After finishing his career, he became a coach, in 1950-1952 he was in charge of the national team of Poland. Later, he coached such teams as Stal Mielec and Cracovia. He died on 22 October 1975 in

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Honours

Player

Pogoń Lwów * Ekstraklasa runner-up:

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

Lwów city team * President of Poland Bowl: 1938 Individual * Ekstraklasa top scorer:

Manager

Gwardia Kraków * Ekstraklasa:

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

Górnik Zabrze * Polish Cup: 1969–70

References

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