Henryk Tomasz Reyman (28 July 1897 – 11 April 1963) was a Polish

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, sports official and military officer. He fought in

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in the

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Army, then in the

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in the Polish-Soviet War, and also participated in the

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. As a footballer, he was a one-club man for

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from 1910 to 1933. He scored 109 goals between 1927 and 1933. Reyman won the Polish championship twice in consecutive seasons with Wisła, in 1927 and 1928. In his first title-winning season, Reyman was the top goalscorer in the league, with 37 goals. He won 12 caps for the Poland national team, and was captain of the national team at the 1924 Olympic Games in

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. The exact number of goals he scored for the club across all his caps is unknown, but it is estimated to be over 378 goals in 328 games. Wisła Kraków Municipal Stadium is named after him. He died on 11 April 1963 in Kraków.

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

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1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

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: 1926 Individual * Ekstraklasa top scorer:

* Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2022

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