Waldemar Slomiany
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Waldemar Piotr Słomiany (born November 1, 1943 in Ruda Śląska
) is a retired Polish
soccer defender. Słomiany spent the most successful years of his career at Górnik Zabrze
, winning several championships of Poland in the 1960s. He capped was once for Poland, on October 16, 1963, in a 1–3 loss to Greece.
Słomiany started his career in a local club Wawel Wirek, and in 1962 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, in which he played in 93 games, scoring 4 goals. In 1967 he illegally decided to stay in Western Germany
. He played for Bundesliga
teams such as FC Schalke 04
, and Arminia Bielefeld
. In 1971 he was among players involved in corruption scandal (known in Germany as Bundesligaskandal
), which resulted in his suspension and after that he did not resume playing. Altogether, Słomiany played 98 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 11 goals.
Ruda Slaska
Ruda Śląska is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river ....
) is a retired Polish
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 defender. Słomiany spent the most successful years of his career at Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
, winning several championships of Poland in the 1960s. He capped was once for Poland, on October 16, 1963, in a 1–3 loss to Greece.
Słomiany started his career in a local club Wawel Wirek, and in 1962 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, in which he played in 93 games, scoring 4 goals. In 1967 he illegally decided to stay in Western Germany
Western Germany
The geographic term Western Germany is used to describe a region in the west of Germany. The exact area defined by the term is not constant, but it usually includes, but does not have the borders of, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse...
. He played for Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
teams such as FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
, and Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
. In 1971 he was among players involved in corruption scandal (known in Germany as Bundesligaskandal
Bundesliga scandal (1971)
Bundesliga scandal refers to the malicious, for-profit manipulation of games in the 1970–71 German soccer championship season.- History :...
), which resulted in his suspension and after that he did not resume playing. Altogether, Słomiany played 98 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 11 goals.