Henryk Baran (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henryk Baran | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 28 June 1977 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unia Ząbkowice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1952 | Unia Ząbkowice | ||
| 1952–1956 | Lechia Gdańsk | 16 | (4) |
| 1957–1964 | Unia Ząbkowice | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957–1964 | Unia Ząbkowice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henryk Baran (29 July 1934 – 28 June 1977) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Lechia Gdańsk with whom he spent a season playing in Poland's highest division.
Biography[edit]
Born in the Ząbkowice district of Dąbrowa Górnicza, Baran started playing football with his local team Unia Ząbkowice. He played with Unia until 1952, when he joined I liga side Lechia Gdańsk. His Lechia debut came on 9 November 1952 playing in the Polish Cup against Śląsk Wrocław.[1][2] The following season Baran made his league debut for Lechia, with his I liga debut being made against Lech Poznań.[3] Over the course of the 1953 season Baran made 16 appearances and scored 4 goals for Lechia in Poland's top division.[4] Baran was associated with Lechia until 1956, but didn't make another first team appearance after the 1953 season. In 1957 he returned back to Unia Ząbkowice being a player-manager until 1964. In 1977 Baran died from a heart attack aged only 42. He was buried in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
References[edit]
- ^ "1952 PP". lechia.net.
- ^ "Henryk Baran". lechia.gda.pl.
- ^ "1953 I Liga". lechia.net.
- ^ "Henryk Baran". wikiliga.pl.