Stanisław Różankowski (25 January 1925 in

Myślenice Myślenice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). Population: 20,261 (2007). The town is divided into six districts. One of them, Zarabie, is a popula ...

– 1 July 2004 in

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) was a

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player and one of

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's most renowned forwards, the 1948 Champion of Poland together with Cracovia. As a child, he went to an elementary school in Kraków and after classes used to play football in city parks. One day Różankowski was noticed by Cracovia's scout Ignacy Książek, who invited him to the youth team of the club. During the

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he lived in

, to return to Kraków in 1945. His debut in Cracovia's team took place in the

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game vs. local rival

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on 21 October 1945. It was excellent, as Różankowski scored his side's lone goal, with a header. He was regarded as a first-class player in the air, winning most high balls. Out of 111 goals scored for Cracovia by him, 90 percent were headers. In 1948 Różankowski, together with his team, became the Champion of Poland. Soon afterwards he was sent back to Myślenice, as he was disliked by the Communist government for loudly criticizing it. His last game in Cracovia's jersey was on 24 June 1951. During the six years of career, Różankowski played in 126 games, with the astounding score of 0.88 goals per match. After retiring, he coached Cracovia's youth teams, also was a member of Cracovia's Council of Seniors. Source: "http://www.wikipasy.pl/Stanis%C5%82aw_R%C3%B3%C5%BCankowski"

External links

Stanisław Różankowski in KS Cracovia online encyclopedia
1925 births 2004 deaths People from Myślenice Polish men's footballers MKS Cracovia players Footballers from Lesser Poland Voivodeship Men's association football forwards {{Poland-footy-forward-stub