Tadeusz Synowiec

Tadeusz Synowiec
Synowiec in 1921
Personal information
Date of birth (1889-11-11)11 November 1889
Place of birth Świątniki Górne, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 7 November 1960(1960-11-07) (aged 70)
Place of death Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1909 RKS Rudawa
1909–1914 Cracovia
1914–1917 PTG Kijów
1918–1925 Cracovia
International career
1921–1924 Poland 8 (0)
Managerial career
1925–1927 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tadeusz Synowiec (11 November 1889 – 7 November 1960) was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] A graduate of Kraków’s Jagiellonian University, he moved towards managing and journalism following retirement.

He spent most of his career playing for Cracovia,[3] also was captain of the Poland national team in the historic, first game against Hungary in Budapest on 21 December 1921). Also a captain of Cracovia, he made 318 appearances for the club from 1910 to 1924.

After finishing his career, he became a coach and a journalist. He was the first editor-in-chief of Polish sports daily Przeglad Sportowy. On 30 August 1925, he took the post of manager of the Poland, before being replaced in June 1927 by Stefan Loth.

Synowiec was son of Stanisław Synowiec (1859–1908), a locksmith, and Józefa née Bania. He had three siblings - sisters Waleria (1884–1945) and Otylia (1906–1907) and brother Józef (1886–1945).[4]

He was born in Świątniki Górne near Wieliczka.[4]

In the school year 1918–1919, he was a teacher in the Polish school in Ostróg.[5]

In 1947, he was a chairman of Silesian Football Association (Śląski Związek Piłki Nożnej), a branch of the Polish Football Association.[5] Since 1959 Synowiec lived in Kędzierzyn.[5] He died on 7 November 1960 in Kędzierzyn and was buried on the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tadeusz Synowiec". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Tadeusz Synowiec". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "SYNOWIEC Tadeusz". polska-pilka.pl (in Polish). 3 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b Toporowicz, Kazimierz (2009). "Tadeusz Synowiec". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 46. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 266.
  5. ^ a b c d Toporowicz, Kazimierz (2009). "Tadeusz Synowiec". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 46. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 267.

Tadeusz Synowiec at WorldFootball.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Poland National Team Coach
30 August 1925 – 19 June 1927 		Succeeded by