Stanisław Baran

Stanisław Baran

Personal information
Full name	Stanisław Franciszek Baran
Date of birth	(1920-04-26)26 April 1920
Place of birth	Góra Ropczycka, Poland
Date of death	12 May 1993(1993-05-12) (aged 73)
Place of death	Łódź, Poland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1937	Resovia Rzeszów
1937–1939	Warszawianka Warszawa	25	(9)
1945	Lechia Gdańsk	8	(17)
1946–1958	ŁKS Łódź	178	(70)
International career
1939–1950	Poland	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanisław Franciszek Baran (26 April 1920 – 12 May 1993) was an interwar Polish football player, who started his career in Resovia Rzeszów, then, sometime in 1938 (at the age of around 18) moved to Warszawianka Warszawa. Regarded as one of the most gifted players of these times, however World War II stopped his career for a few years.

Baran was a member of the Poland national team in 1938 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in the Poland vs. Brazil game which ended 5–6 (5 June 1938, Strasbourg, France) – he spent the whole match on the bench. Also, played in the last international friendly of interwar Poland (Poland – Hungary 4–2, 27 August 1939, Warsaw). In this game, he appeared on the field as a replacement, in 31st minute.

In 1958, as a 38-year-old footballing veteran, Baran won the championships of Poland, with the team of ŁKS Łódź.

See also

• The last game: August 27, 1939. Poland - Hungary 4-2
• Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938