Tadeusz Kuchar

Tadeusz Kuchar (13 April 1891, in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

– 5 April 1966, in

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) was a Polish athlete, footballer, swimmer, ice-skater, skier, sports official, and the brother of

Wacław Kuchar Wacław Michał Kuchar (16 September 1897 – 13 February 1981) was a Polish sports champion, olympian, and multiple football, track and field and speed skating champion of the country. Kuchar excelled in many sports – track and field, footb ...

. For most of his life he was strongly connected with the team of

Pogoń Lwów LKS Pogoń Lwów is a former Polish professional sports club which was located in Lwów, Lwów Voivodeship (now Lviv in Ukraine), and existed from 1904 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. It was the second oldest Polish football club beh ...

, where he played midfield. He was co-founder of the Polish Olympic Committee. Occasionally, in the years 1923, 1925 and 1928 he held the post of coach of the Polish National Team. Also, he was the first director of the Polish Track and Field Association and in 1945-1946 was the director of the

Polish Football Association The Polish Football Association ( pl, Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej; PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the Ekstraklasa), the Polish Cup and the Polish national footb ...

. He fought in the

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artillery. He fought in the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Soviet War as an artillery officer. He retired from the military in the rank of major. He kept his rank in spite of Poland becoming communist. 1891 births 1966 deaths Polish male swimmers Polish football managers Polish footballers Pogoń Lwów players Sportspeople from Kraków Lviv Polytechnic alumni Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Polish people of the Polish–Ukrainian War Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War Polish Austro-Hungarians Association footballers not categorized by position {{Poland-sport-bio-stub