Ludwik Gintel (Hebrew: לודוויק גינטל; 26 September 1899 – 11 July 1973) was a Polish footballer.[1][2]
 Gintel in 1922 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 11 July 1973 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1916 | Jutrzenka Kraków | ||
| 1916–1930 | Cracovia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1921–1925 | Poland | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life
editGintel was born Kraków. He was Jewish.[3] He worked as an architect and bank clerk.[4]
Football career
editGintel began his football career playing for the Jewish Sports Association Jutrzenka Kraków.[4] He then played 328 games for Cracovia,[5] until 1931, as a right-back (later forward). With Cracovia, he was twice the champion of Poland (1921 and 1930). In 1928, he was the Polish top division's top scorer.[3]
He was also capped 12 times for the Poland national team, making eight official appearances.[4] Included among his appearances for the team was in their first-ever Olympic appearance at the 1924 Olympic Games.[4]
After football career
editAfter the World War II broke out, he emigrated to Palestine.[4] He died by suicide in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1973.[4]
Honours
editCracovia
Individual
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ludwik Gintel - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Ludwik Gintel". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b Mendelsohn, Ezra (2009). Jews and the Sporting Life: Studies in Contemporary Jewry XXIII. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190452384 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f "Archiwum ofiar terroru nazistowskiego i komunistycznego w Krakowie 1939 - 1956". www.krakowianie1939-56.mhk.pl.
- ^ Ezra Mendelsohn (2009). Jews and the Sporting Life: Studies in Contemporary Jewry XXIII. Oxford University Press US. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-19-538291-4.
- ^ "Poland Final Tables (1st and 2nd level)". rsssf.org. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Liga 1930". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Ludwik Gintel (1899-1973)". gwzkrakow.pl (in Polish). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2024.