Józef Korbas
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Józef Franciszek Korbas (November 11, 1914 in Kraków
– October 2, 1981 in Katowice
) was an interwar Polish
football player, forward of Cracovia (Champion of Poland 1937) and Polish National Team. He played two games for Poland.
Korbas is famous for his excellent national team debut. On September 12, 1937 in Sofia
, versus Bulgaria
, he scored 3 goals and the match ended in 3-3 draw. In the history of the Polish national football team
only two players managed to score a hat-trick
in their first game, the other being Zygmunt Steuermann
. Korbas's second and last match in white-red jersey took place in Warsaw
, on September 25, 1938 (Poland - Jugoslavia 4-4). In this game, he also scored a goal.
In Cracovia, played in 1935–1939. In 69 games during that time, scored 54 goals. Considering this data, he was a very skilled scorer. In spite of modest frame, Korbas was famous for his very powerful kicks.
During Nazi occupation of Poland, in 1942 was arrested by the Germans and in March 1943 sent to Auschwitz concentration camp
. From there, was shuttled to Sachsenhausen concentration camp
. Having survived this, after the war returned to Poland, Korbas became a sport official as well as a coach.
He was also a trainer such as Stilon Gorzów
in 1954.
Korbas died October 2, 1981 in Katowice
.
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
– October 2, 1981 in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
) was an interwar Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
football player, forward of Cracovia (Champion of Poland 1937) and Polish National Team. He played two games for Poland.
Korbas is famous for his excellent national team debut. On September 12, 1937 in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, versus Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, he scored 3 goals and the match ended in 3-3 draw. In the history of the Polish national football team
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
only two players managed to score a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in their first game, the other being Zygmunt Steuermann
Zygmunt Steuermann
Zygmunt Steuermann was a Polish football player and one of the most renowned members of the Hasmonea Lwów Football Club. Born February 5, 1899 in Sambor, then in Austro-Hungarian Galicia, Steuermann was a member of a Polonized Jewish family. Already at the age of 12 he joined the local Korona Sambor...
. Korbas's second and last match in white-red jersey took place in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, on September 25, 1938 (Poland - Jugoslavia 4-4). In this game, he also scored a goal.
In Cracovia, played in 1935–1939. In 69 games during that time, scored 54 goals. Considering this data, he was a very skilled scorer. In spite of modest frame, Korbas was famous for his very powerful kicks.
During Nazi occupation of Poland, in 1942 was arrested by the Germans and in March 1943 sent to Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz concentration camp
Concentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
. From there, was shuttled to Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used primarily for political prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third Reich in May, 1945. After World War II, when Oranienburg was in the Soviet Occupation Zone, the structure was used as an NKVD...
. Having survived this, after the war returned to Poland, Korbas became a sport official as well as a coach.
He was also a trainer such as Stilon Gorzów
GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski
GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski, is a Polish football club based in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.-History:The club emerged in 1961, a year after decrease with from II league ZKS Stilon. It expected nobody in July 1996, that it will resign from section of football club Stilon...
in 1954.
Korbas died October 2, 1981 in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.