Stanisław Feliks Mielech (29 April 1894 – 17 November 1962) was a Polish
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
He made two appearances for the
Poland national team from 1921 to 1922.
From 1923 to 1927, he was associated with
Legia Warsaw
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. He was the originator of the name of this club.
In December 2018, a plaque commemorating Stanisław Mielech was unveiled on the facade of the
Polish Army Stadium
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in Warsaw.
Honours
Cracovia
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Polish Football Championship:
1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil.
** The Spanish lin ...
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Galician Football Championship: 1913
References
External links
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1894 births
1962 deaths
People from Stalowa Wola County
Polish men's footballers
Footballers from Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Jagiellonian University alumni
Men's association football forwards
Poland men's international footballers
Wisła Kraków players
KS Cracovia players
Legia Warsaw players
Ekstraklasa players
Polish Army officers
Polish military personnel of World War II
Recipients of the Cross of Independence
Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland)
Polish football managers
Legia Warsaw managers
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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