Tadeusz Foryś (31 October 1910 – 6 March 1987) was a Polish footballer and manager.

Career

Foryś spent his playing career with Warszawianka. After his playing career, he went into coaching and management. In total he was assistant manager of Poland eight times, and the Polish first team manager twice. In the league he managed Polonia Warsaw, Gwardia Warsaw,

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

, Arka Gdynia, ŁKS Łódź, Odra Opole, GKS Katowice,

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: fourteen-time national champions, and three-time winners of the Polish Cup. Currently the team play ...

, and Bałtyk Gdynia. In 1983 he became an honorary member of the PZPN (Polish Football association).

Personal life

His father, Walenty Foryś, was the president of the

Polish Athletic Association The Polish Athletic Association ( pl, Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki – PZLA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Poland. Current president is Henryk Olszewski. History PZLA was founded in 1919 and was affiliated to the IAA ...

. His brother,

Czesław Foryś Czesław Foryś (10 May 1905 – 24 February 1966) was a Polish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as th ...

, was an athlete who competed for Poland in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

as a 1500m runner. He was the vice president of the

from 1949–65, and became an honorary president for the association in 1965.

References

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