Marian Spoida
Marian Spoida was a Polish soccer player and later a coach. Born on January 4, 1901 in Poznań, he died in the Katyn massacre, executed by the Soviet secret services at Lvov on 16 April 1940, aged 39.[1]
Spoida in the 1920s represented both Warta Poznań and the Polish National Team. Later, he became a trainer and together with Józef Kałuża, went to Strasbourg, France, to coach Poland in its legendary FIFA World Cup 1938 5–6 game vs. Brazil (June 5, 1938).
References
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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