César Povolny, also known as Czeslaw Povolny and listed as Martin Povolny (born 19 July 1914, date of death unknown), was a
German
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French association football
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er. He played for
Le Havre AC
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. Povolny is deceased.
International career
Povolny was born in
Recklinghausen to parents of Polish descent, and emigrated to France. Povolny was selected for the
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...
,
but did not earn any caps for the
France national football team
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.
References
1914 births
Year of death missing
Sportspeople from Recklinghausen
Footballers from Münster (region)
French men's footballers
German men's footballers
French people of Polish descent
German people of Polish descent
German emigrants to France
Le Havre AC players
1938 FIFA World Cup players
Men's association football defenders
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