Edmund Giemza (Giemsa) (16 October 1912 – 30 September 1994) was a Polish interwar soccer player. He was born on 16 October 1912 in

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n city of

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and died on 30 September 1994 in

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. Giemsa played for Ruch Chorzów as well as the Poland national team. With Ruch, he was a multiple champion of Poland (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938). On 4 June 1933 in

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he debuted in Poland national team (Poland -

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0-1). Altogether he played in 9 international games, without scoring any goals. He was in Polish Roster in World Cup France 1938, but did not appear on the field in the legendary game Poland -

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5-6 (5 June 1938, Strasbourg,

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). His last game, in a white-red jersey, was on 27 August 1939 in Warsaw (Poland -

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4-2). Edmund Giemsa is Great-Grandfather to Ethan Giemza and Grandfather to Stefan Giemza. During

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he was forced to join the

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but deserted and joined the

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from where he joined the Polish Army. After the war Giemsa decided to stay in the United Kingdom and did not return to Poland.

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1912 births 1994 deaths Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Ruch Chorzów players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Ruda Śląska People from the Province of Silesia German Army personnel of World War II French Resistance members Deserters {{Poland-footy-defender-stub

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