Teodor Anioła (4 November 1925 – 10 July 1993) was a Polish professional

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who played as a

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. Considered an icon of

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

, he is the club's all-time best scorer. He earned the nickname "Diabeł" ("the Devil") for his performances as a midfielder and right-winger, which in total brought him 141 goals in 196 Polish top division games. He has been voted Poznań's most popular sportsman in history, also in the 1985 survey in Poznań's local newspaper was voted the greatest athlete of the last 40 years. He scored two goals in seven international appearances for the Poland national team. He was the brother of fellow footballer Jan Anioła.

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Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

top scorer:

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1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

*Lech Poznań All-time XI

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* 1925 births 1993 deaths Footballers from Poznań Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Lech Poznań players Ekstraklasa players Men's association football midfielders Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub