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Michał Matyas Personal information Full name Michał Franciszek Mieczysław Matyas Date of birth 28 September 1910 Place of birth Brzozów, Poland Date of death 22 October 1975 (aged 65) Place of death Kraków, Poland Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1926–1939 Pogoń Lwów 1940–1941 Dynamo Kyiv 1945–1948 Polonia Bytom National team 1932–1939 Poland 18 (7) Teams managed 1950–1954 Wisła Kraków 1957–1958 Stal Mielec 1959–1961 Cracovia 1962–1963 Stal Mielec – Polonia Bytom 1966–1967 Poland 1968–1969 Cracovia 1969–1970 Górnik Zabrze 1970–1971 Wisła Kraków 1972–1973 Cracovia * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Michał Franciszek Mieczysław Matyas (28 September 1910 in Brzozów - 22 October 1975 in Kraków) was a Polish football player, who represented such teams as Pogoń Lwów and Polonia Bytom,[1] as well as Poland.[2]
In mid-1920s he moved to Lwów where started playing in junior team of Pogoń. His debut in the national team took place on July 10, 1932 in Warsaw (Poland - Sweden 2-0). Altogether he played in 18 international games (including the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin), scoring 7 goals. In Pogoń, in 1935 he was the top-scorer of the Polish Football League, with 22 goals.
During World War II Matyas shortly played for FC Dynamo Kiev, after the war he returned to Poland. As Lwów was transferred to Ukraine, together with a group of Pogon’s players and activists, he settled in Bytom, where he played for Polonia Bytom. After finishing his career, he became a coach, in 1950-1952 he was in charge of the national team of Poland. Later, he coached such teams as Stal Mielec and Cracovia.[3] He died on October 22, 1975 in Kraków.
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Polish Ekstraklasa top scorers 1927: Reyman • 1928: Gintel • 1929: Nastula • 1930: Kossok • 1931: Kisieliński • 1932: Kryszkiewicz • 1933: Woźniak • 1934: Wilimowski • 1935: Matyas • 1936: Peterek / Wilimowski • 1937: Woźniak • 1938: Peterek • 1939: Wilimowski • 1948: Kohut • 1949: Anioła • 1950: Anioła • 1951: Anioła • 1952: Cieślik • 1953: Cieślik • 1954: Kempny / Pohl • 1955: Hachorek • 1956: Kempny • 1957: Brychczy • 1958: Soporek • 1959: Liberda & Pohl • 1960: Norkowski • 1961: Pohl • 1962: Liberda • 1962–63: Kielec • 1963–64: Brychczy / Gałeczka / Wilim • 1964–65: Brychczy • 1965–66: Lubański • 1966–67: Lubański • 1967–68: Lubański • 1968–69: Lubański • 1969–70: Jarosik • 1970–71: Jarosik • 1971–72: Szymczak • 1972–73: Lato • 1973–74: Kapka • 1974–75: Lato • 1975–76: Kmiecik • 1976–77: Mazur • 1977–78: Kmiecik • 1978–79: Kmiecik • 1979–80: Kmiecik • 1980–81: Adamczyk • 1981–82: Kapica • 1982–83: Okoński / Tłokiński • 1983–84: Ciołek • 1984–85: Iwanicki • 1985–86: Zgutczyński • 1986–87: Leśniak • 1987–88: Dziekanowski • 1988–89: Warzycha • 1989–90: Juskowiak • 1990–91: Dziubiński • 1991–92: Podbrożny / Waligóra • 1992–93: Podbrożny • 1993–94: Burzawa • 1994–95: Cygan • 1995–96: Koniarek • 1996–97: Trzeciak • 1997–98: Bąk / Czereszewski / Śrutwa • 1998–99: Frankowski • 1999–00: Kompała • 2000–01: Frankowski • 2001–02: Żurawski • 2002–03: Svitlica • 2003–04: Żurawski • 2004–05: Frankowski • 2005–06: Piechna • 2006–07: Reiss • 2007–08: Brożek • 2008–09: Brożek / Chinyama 2009–10: Lewandowski 2010-11: Frankowski
Poland squad – 1936 Summer Olympics Fourth Place 
Poland squad – 1952 Summer Olympics GK Stefaniszyn • GK Szymkowiak • DF Banisz • DF Gędłek • MF Bieniek • MF Kaszuba • MF Suszczyk • FW Alszer • FW Cebula • FW Cieślik • FW Krasówka • FW Mamoń • FW Sobek • FW Trampisz • FW Wiśniewski • Coach: MatyasWisła Kraków – Schlosser (1924–29) · Koželuh (1929–34) · Nyúl (1934–39) · Mazal-Skvajn (1939–46) · Kotlarczyk (1946–47) · Walter (1947–48) · Kuchynka (1948–50) · Matyas (1950–54) · Gracz (1954–55) · Woźniak (1956–57) · Kuchynka (1958–59) · Kosa (1959–60) · Finek (1960–61) · Gracz (1961–62) · Kolský (1963–64) · Skoraczyński (1964–67) · Gracz (1967–69) · Teleki (1969–70) · Matyas (1970–71) · Kurdziel (1971–72) · Steckiw (1972–74) · Brożyniak (1975–77) · Lenczyk (1977–79) · Franczak (1979–81) · Lendzion (1981–82) · Durniok (1982–83) · Zientara (1983–84) · Lenczyk (1984–85) · Chemicz (1985) · Franczak (1985–86) · Cygan (1986–87) · Brożyniak (1987–89) · Chemicz (1989) · Musiał (1989) · Hajdas (1989) · Musiał (1990–92) · Kmiecik (1992) · Pecze (1992–93) · Kusto (1993–94) · Lenczyk (1994) · Kusto (1994) · Franczak (1994–96) · Kmiecik (1996) · Apostel (1996–97) · Kmiecik (1997) · Łazarek (1997–98) · Kowalik (1998) · Smuda (1998–99) · Kusto (1999–2000) · Łazarek (2000) · Nawałka (2000) · Lenczyk (2000–01) · Nawałka (2001) · Smuda (2001–02) · Kasperczak (2002–04) · Lička (2005) · Engel (2005) · Kulawik (2005) · Petrescu (2006) · Okuka (2006) · Nawałka (2007) · Moskal (2007) · Skorża (2007–10) · Kasperczak (2010) · Kulawik (2010) · Maaskant (2010–11) · Moskal (2011–) Poland national football team – managers Matyas (1966–67) · Koncewicz (1968–70) · Górski (1971–76) · Gmoch (1976–78) · Kulesza (1978–80) · Piechniczek (1981–86) · Łazarek (1986–89) · Strejlau (1989–93) · Ćmikiewicz (1993) · Apostel (1994–95) · Stachurski (1996) · Piechniczek (1996–97) · Pawlak (1997) · Wójcik (1997–99) · Engel (2000–02) · Boniek (2002) · Janas (2003–06) · Beenhakker (2006–09) · Majewski (a.i.) (2009) · Smuda (2009–)
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