Władysław Kazimierz Kawula (27 September 1937 – 1 February 2008) was a Polish

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. Kawula played for Prądniczanka Kraków,

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, White Eagles Chicago,

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and Kalwarianka Kalwaria over the course of his career. He died on 1 February 2008 at 4:12 PM (15:12 GMT), aged 70. The Prądniczanka stadium is named in his honour.

Career

Kawula joined

in 1951, at the young age of 20 years and went on to score 26 goals in 329 appearances, which is still a club record to date. During his time as a White Star player, Kawula was part of the 1967 Polish Cup winning team. He also captained the team on many occasions. Kawula left

to join White Eagles Chicago in 1971. He returned to

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two years later and played in the lower leagues for

and Kalwarianka Kalwaria. On 28 September 1960 Kawula played his first game for

in a game against

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. He went on to make another four appearances for his country.

Honours

With Wisła Kraków (1951–1971)

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- Runners Up: 1951, 1966 * Polish Cup Winner: 1967 * Polish Cup Runners Up: 1951, 1954

References

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