Edward Cebula (also known as Ewald; 22 March 1917 – 1 February 2004) was a Polish football player and defender. He played in five matches for the Poland national team as well as one match representing Poland at the

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. He started in

Śląsk Świętochłowice Śląsk Świętochłowice (full name: Miejski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Świętochłowice (Silesia Świętochłowice City Sports Club) is one of the Polish sports clubs from Upper Silesia, strongly connected with the region, which is reflected in its ...

and his debut in the Poland national team occurred on 4 June 1939 in

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, versus Switzerland (1-1). Then, Cebula played in the last, unforgettable game of interwar Poland - (Warsaw, 27 August 1939, Poland -

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4–2). His career was put on hold in 1939 following the outbreak of

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. After the war, Cebula returned to Polish Team, appearing in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. The best time in his career was in Ruch Chorzów where he played from 1948. He won Polish championship as a player in 1951, the playing trainer in 1952, and as a trainer in 1953, he had also managed Ruch for a while during the season 1960 when they won championship. He is member of the small group of players who played in national team before and after World War II. He won several more trophies before retirement from football in 1964, winning a title with

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the previous year. Following this he joined forces with Feliks Karolak and became one of the top trainers in Poland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cebula, Ewald Sportspeople from Świętochłowice 1917 births 2004 deaths Śląsk Świętochłowice players Ruch Chorzów players Polish men's footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for Poland Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Poland men's international footballers Polish football managers Górnik Zabrze managers Ruch Chorzów managers Zagłębie Sosnowiec managers Sportspeople from the Province of Silesia Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football defenders

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