Stanisław Franciszek Baran (
April 26,
1920 –
May 12,
1993) was an
interwar Polish midfield soccer player, who started
his career in
Resovia Rzeszów,
then, sometime in 1938 (at the age of around 18) moved to
Warszawianka Warszawa. Regarded as one
of the most gifted players of these times, however
World War II stopped his career for a few
years.
Baran was
a member of the Polish National Team in 1938 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in
the legendary game Poland - Brazil
5-6
(June 5, 1938, Strasbourg
, France
) - he spent
the whole match on the bench. Also, played in the
last international friendly of interwar Poland (Poland - Hungary
4-2,
August 27, 1939,
Warsaw
). In this game, he appeared on the field as
a replacement, in 31st minute.
In 1958, as a 38-year old soccer veteran, Baran won the
championships of Poland, with the team of
ŁKS Łódź.
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