Tadeusz Parpan
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Tadeusz Piotr Parpan was a Polish
soccer player, also a graduate of the Kraków Technical University (Politechnika Krakowska).
Parpan represented Cracovia (1945–1950), Garbarnia Kraków
(1951–52) and the Polish National Team, he played in midfield, later - as a defender. With Cracovia, in 1948 was the champion of Poland, with the national team played in the late 1940s in 20 games, most of them as the captain. He was also one of candidates to play in the team of Europe in 1947. During Second World War was a member of the Armia Krajowa
(Polish Home Army). After finishing career, worked as a coach and a teacher at Politechnika Krakowska. Up to this day Parpan is a well-remembered symbol of Cracovia's greatness.
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...
soccer player, also a graduate of the Kraków Technical University (Politechnika Krakowska).
Parpan represented Cracovia (1945–1950), Garbarnia Kraków
Garbarnia Kraków
RKS Garbarnia Kraków is a Polish football and sports club from Ludwinow - a historical district of the city of Kraków. The club’s unusual name comes from the nearby tannery of the Dluzynski brothers, which was the original club sponsor...
(1951–52) and the Polish National Team, he played in midfield, later - as a defender. With Cracovia, in 1948 was the champion of Poland, with the national team played in the late 1940s in 20 games, most of them as the captain. He was also one of candidates to play in the team of Europe in 1947. During Second World War was a member of the Armia Krajowa
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
(Polish Home Army). After finishing career, worked as a coach and a teacher at Politechnika Krakowska. Up to this day Parpan is a well-remembered symbol of Cracovia's greatness.