Adam Stanislaw Wolanin[1] (November 13, 1919 – October 26, 1987) was a Polish American soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Stanislaw Wolanin | ||
| Date of birth | November 13, 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Lwow, Poland | ||
| Date of death | October 26, 1987 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Park Ridge, Illinois, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1939 | Pogoń Lwów | 29 | (14) |
| 1939–1940 | Spartak Lviv | ||
| 1941 | Spartak Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| Blackpool | |||
| –1950 | Chicago Maroons | ||
| 1950–? | A.A.C. Eagles | ||
| Chicago Falcons | |||
| International career | |||
| 1950 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Professional career
editWolanin began his professional career with Polish First Division club Pogoń Lwów when he was seventeen. When Germany invaded Poland, sparking World War II in September 1939, Wolanin fled to England where he played for English First Division club Blackpool. However, he never became part of the first team before moving to the United States. He eventually settled in Chicago where he played for the Maroons and A.A.C. Eagles of the National Soccer League of Chicago. In 1950, he joined the Chicago Falcons, winning the 1953 National Challenge Cup with the team.
National team
editIn 1950, Wolanin was called up to the U.S. men's national team for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He played in the first U.S. game of the tournament, a 3–1 loss to Spain.[2]
Wolanin was inducted, along with the rest of the 1950 U.S. World Cup team, into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame in 1992.[3][4] He is buried in Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, in Chicago, Illinois.
References
edit- ^ "Ernesto Vidal. El austracista que ganó el mundial en 1950. | Cuadernos de Fútbol".
- ^ USA – Details of International Matches 1885–1969 Archived August 26, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Adam Wolanin - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Adam Wolanin - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame
External links
edit- National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
- "Chicago Eagles history" (in Polish). Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
- Adam Wolanin – FIFA competition record (archived)