Waldemar Piotr Słomiany (born 1 November 1943 in Bielszowice, now

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) is a retired Polish

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defender. Słomiany spent the most successful years of his career at

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, winning several championships of Poland in the 1960s. He capped was once for Poland, on 16 October 1963, in a 1–3 loss to Greece. Słomiany started his career in a local club

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, and in 1962 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, in which he played in 93 games, scoring 4 goals. In 1967, he illegally decided to stay in

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. He played for

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teams such as

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, and

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. In 1971, he was among players involved in corruption scandal (known in Germany as '' Bundesligaskandal''), which resulted in his suspension and after that he did not resume playing. Altogether, Słomiany played 98 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 11 goals.

References

1943 births Footballers from Ruda Śląska People from the Province of Upper Silesia Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Górnik Zabrze players FC Schalke 04 players Arminia Bielefeld players Bundesliga players Living people Men's association football defenders Polish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Polish expatriate men's footballers {{Poland-footy-defender-stub