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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 June 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Białystok, Poland | ||
Date of death | 12 May 1984 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Bradford, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1929–1933 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
1933–1939 | Pogoń Lwów | ||
International career | |||
1935 | Poland | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antoni Komendo-Borowski (6 June 1912 – 12 May 1984) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. [1] [2] [3] He scored in his sole appearance for the Poland national team, in a 3–3 draw against Latvia on 15 September 1935. [4]
During World War II, he fought in the September campaign, following which he was imprisoned in a POW camp in Hungary. [4] In 1944, he was injured in the Battle of Monte Cassino. [5]
A statue commemorating Komendo-Borowski and fellow former Jagiellonia player and soldier, Julian Buchcik, was erected outside the Białystok Stadium in May 2022. [5]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 June 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Białystok, Poland | ||
Date of death | 12 May 1984 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Bradford, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1929–1933 | Jagiellonia Białystok | ||
1933–1939 | Pogoń Lwów | ||
International career | |||
1935 | Poland | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antoni Komendo-Borowski (6 June 1912 – 12 May 1984) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. [1] [2] [3] He scored in his sole appearance for the Poland national team, in a 3–3 draw against Latvia on 15 September 1935. [4]
During World War II, he fought in the September campaign, following which he was imprisoned in a POW camp in Hungary. [4] In 1944, he was injured in the Battle of Monte Cassino. [5]
A statue commemorating Komendo-Borowski and fellow former Jagiellonia player and soldier, Julian Buchcik, was erected outside the Białystok Stadium in May 2022. [5]