Wawrzyniec Staliński (28 July 1899 – 3 June 1985) was a Polish

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who played as a striker. During his career, he played for Posnania Poznań and

Warta Poznań Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. As of the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, they compete in the II liga, ...

, winning the Polish national championship in

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with the latter. He appeared 13 times for his

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, scoring 11 goals. He was also part of Poland's squad for the football tournament at the

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, but he did not play in any matches.

Honours

Warta Poznań *

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 ...

References

1899 births 1985 deaths People from Poznań Footballers from Greater Poland Voivodeship Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Warta Poznań players Ekstraklasa players Olympic footballers for Poland Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) Polish football referees 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-forward-1890s-stub