Wacław Michał Kuchar (16 September 1897 – 13 February 1981) was a Polish sports champion, olympian, and multiple football, track and field and speed skating champion of the country.
Kuchar excelled in many sports – track and field, football (firstly – as a forward, then as a midfielder, and finally at the end of his career – as a defender), skiing, speed skating and ice hockey. Even though born in Łańcut, his whole life was connected with Lwów, where he played for Pogoń Lwów – one of the most important and most popular sports clubs of interwar Poland. After finishing his career, he became a referee, coach and sports official. To this day Kuchar is regarded as an excellent example of fair play.
As a fifteen year old Kuchar made his debut for Pogoń Lwów, however he was neve meant to play in this match. Before the game, several players fell ill, so the coach decided to play young Kuchar. To the coaches surprise, Kuchar scored a hat-trick as Pogoń Lwów won 7-1 against Pogon Stryj. When Kuchar was sixteen, him and his three brothers played a match against Cracovia II Kraków, winning 3-1 with Wacław scoring twice. Their parents were so proud of their sons all playing in the same game.[2]
As a footballer representing Pogoń Lwów, Kuchar achieved these successes:
years of career – 1912–1935,
Champion of Poland: 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926,
top scorer of Poland: 1922 (21 goals), 1926 (11 goals),
In 1923 he scored 88 goals in unofficial games,[3]
9 goals in a match against Rewera,
4 goals in 5 minutes in a match against WKS Lublin,
altogether he played in 1052 games, scoring 1065 goals.
International career
On the Poland national football team he achieved:
23 official international games
5 goals
debut – 18 February 1921, Hungary – Poland 1–0 (it was the first, historic game of the Polish team)
22-time Champion of Poland (Including single-distance titles) in the period 1922–1929.
Military
Kuchar is most famous for his sports achievements, but also he was a captain in the Polish Army. He participated in the Polish-Ukrainian War of 1919 as well as the Polish-Soviet War of 1920; for his merits Kuchar was decorated with several medals.
wacław, kuchar, wacław, michał, kuchar, september, 1897, february, 1981, polish, sports, champion, olympian, multiple, football, track, field, speed, skating, champion, country, personal, informationdate, birth, 1897, september, 1897place, birthŁańcut, polandd. Waclaw Michal Kuchar 16 September 1897 13 February 1981 was a Polish sports champion olympian and multiple football track and field and speed skating champion of the country Waclaw KucharPersonal informationDate of birth 1897 09 16 16 September 1897Place of birthLancut PolandDate of death13 February 1981 1981 02 13 aged 83 Place of deathWarsaw PolandPosition s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1912 1935Pogon Lwow198 98 Total198 98 International career1921 1928Poland23 5 Club domestic league appearances and goalsKuchar excelled in many sports track and field football firstly as a forward then as a midfielder and finally at the end of his career as a defender skiing speed skating and ice hockey Even though born in Lancut his whole life was connected with Lwow where he played for Pogon Lwow one of the most important and most popular sports clubs of interwar Poland After finishing his career he became a referee coach and sports official To this day Kuchar is regarded as an excellent example of fair play In 1926 in a poll held by the Polish sports daily Przeglad Sportowy Kuchar was chosen as the athlete of the year A year later he came in 10th in the same poll In 1924 at the Paris Olympic Games he played on the Poland national football team 1 Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Athletics 4 Ice skating 5 Military 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksClub career EditAs a fifteen year old Kuchar made his debut for Pogon Lwow however he was neve meant to play in this match Before the game several players fell ill so the coach decided to play young Kuchar To the coaches surprise Kuchar scored a hat trick as Pogon Lwow won 7 1 against Pogon Stryj When Kuchar was sixteen him and his three brothers played a match against Cracovia II Krakow winning 3 1 with Waclaw scoring twice Their parents were so proud of their sons all playing in the same game 2 As a footballer representing Pogon Lwow Kuchar achieved these successes years of career 1912 1935 Champion of Poland 1922 1923 1925 1926 top scorer of Poland 1922 21 goals 1926 11 goals In 1923 he scored 88 goals in unofficial games 3 9 goals in a match against Rewera 4 goals in 5 minutes in a match against WKS Lublin altogether he played in 1052 games scoring 1065 goals International career EditOn the Poland national football team he achieved 23 official international games 5 goals debut 18 February 1921 Hungary Poland 1 0 it was the first historic game of the Polish team last game 27 October 1928 Czechoslovakia Poland 3 2 21 unofficial international games 32 goals Trainer of Polish National Team 1947 1949 Athletics EditWaclaw Kuchar was champion of Poland in 800 meter race 1920 1921 110 meter hurdle race 1920 400 meter hurdle race 1923 high jump 1921 1923 pentathlon 1923 1924 Ice skating EditKuchar as an ice skater participated in the European Speed Skating Championships for Men of 1925 22 time Champion of Poland Including single distance titles in the period 1922 1929 Military EditKuchar is most famous for his sports achievements but also he was a captain in the Polish Army He participated in the Polish Ukrainian War of 1919 as well as the Polish Soviet War of 1920 for his merits Kuchar was decorated with several medals See also EditPogon Lwow Polish Ukrainian War Polish Soviet War List of famous Leopolitans History of football in PolandReferences Edit Waclaw Kuchar Olympedia Retrieved 26 August 2021 Dziesiec twarzy Waclawa Osobowosci Archived from the original on 8 July 2012 External links EditWaclaw Kuchar at FIFA archived Waclaw Kuchar at FootballDatabase eu Waclaw Kuchar in SpeedSkatingBase eu Waclaw Kuchar at SpeedSkatingNews info Waclaw Kuchar at SpeedSkatingStats com Waclaw Kuchar at Olympics com Waclaw Kuchar at Olympedia Waclaw Kuchar at the Polish Olympic Committee in Polish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waclaw Kuchar amp oldid 1124191003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
