Adam Obrubanski
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Adam Obrubański was a Polish
soccer player and soccer official, also a graduate of Kraków
’s renowned Jagiellonian University
.
Born in 1892, he was a student at the Faculty of Philosophy and later at the Faculty of Law. In the years 1914-1922 he served in the Austrian
and later the Polish Army. Then, he worked as a reporter for Kraków’s Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny
daily. In 1932 he took his PhD in law at Jagiellonian University.
After retiring from an active soccer career (Obrubański represented Wisła Kraków and ŁKS Łódź), became an influential official of the Polish Football Association
and manager of the Polish National Team as well as a referee. He was the first Pole to achieve the status of an international soccer referee. Adam Obrubański officiated in the Olympic Football Tournament in 1924
Obrubański died some time in early spring of 1940, murdered by the Soviets
in the Katyn Massacre
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
soccer player and soccer official, also a graduate of Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
’s renowned Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
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Born in 1892, he was a student at the Faculty of Philosophy and later at the Faculty of Law. In the years 1914-1922 he served in the Austrian
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
and later the Polish Army. Then, he worked as a reporter for Kraków’s Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny
Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny
Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny was a Polish daily as well as a publishing house, founded in 1910 in Kraków by Marian Dąbrowski...
daily. In 1932 he took his PhD in law at Jagiellonian University.
After retiring from an active soccer career (Obrubański represented Wisła Kraków and ŁKS Łódź), became an influential official of the Polish Football Association
Polish Football Association
The Polish Football Association is the governing body of football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues , the Polish Cup, the Polish SuperCup, the Polish League Cup, and the Polish national football team...
and manager of the Polish National Team as well as a referee. He was the first Pole to achieve the status of an international soccer referee. Adam Obrubański officiated in the Olympic Football Tournament in 1924
Obrubański died some time in early spring of 1940, murdered by the Soviets
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the Katyn Massacre
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest massacre , was a mass execution of Polish nationals carried out by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs , the Soviet secret police, in April and May 1940. The massacre was prompted by Lavrentiy Beria's proposal to execute all members of...
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