Władysław Musiał (22 March 1931 – 20 December 2010) was a Polish former
footballer
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.
Musiał played for
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa.
The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...
in the Polish
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 ...
.
In 1965 Musiał transferred to Australian club
Cracovia where he played four seasons.
Musiał was recognised in the
Football Hall of Fame Western Australia
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's team of the 1960s.
Musiał is commemorated by a star at the
MOSiR Stadium in Gdańsk. The "Avenue of Stars" commemorates the efforts and success of former players and coaches.
References
Polish emigrants to Australia
Ekstraklasa players
Polish men's footballers
Gedania 1922 Gdańsk players
Zawisza Bydgoszcz players
Lechia Gdańsk players
2010 deaths
Place of birth missing
Men's association football midfielders
1931 births
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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