Tadeusz Foryś (31 October 1910 – 6 March 1987) was a Polish

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and

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Career

Foryś spent his playing career with Warszawianka. After his playing career, he went into coaching and management. In total he was assistant manager of Poland eight times, and the Polish first team manager twice. In the league he managed

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, and

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. In 1983 he became an honorary member of the

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(Polish Football association).

Personal life

His father, Walenty Foryś, was the president of the

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. His brother, Czesław Foryś, was an athlete who competed for Poland in the

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as a 1500m runner. He was the vice president of the

from 1949–65, and became an honorary president for the association in 1965.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forys, Tadeusz 1910 births 1987 deaths Polish men's footballers Footballers from Kraków KS Warszawianka players Polish football managers Polonia Warsaw managers Gwardia Warsaw managers Poland national football team managers Lechia Gdańsk managers Arka Gdynia managers ŁKS Łódź managers Odra Opole managers GKS Katowice managers Ruch Chorzów managers Bałtyk Gdynia managers Ekstraklasa managers Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Polish sportsmen