Ignace Kowalczyk (29 December 1913 – 27 March 1996) was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. Born in Germany, Kowalczyk played for the France national team.

Personal life

Born in Castrop, Kowalczyk was of Polish descent. He moved to France at a young age. He acquired French nationality by

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on 26 October 1934.

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* * 1913 births 1996 deaths French men's footballers German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders RC Lens players Valenciennes FC players Olympique de Marseille players FC Metz players Stade de Reims players Ligue 1 players France men's international footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players French football managers FC Metz managers French people of Polish descent German people of Polish descent German emigrants to France Naturalized citizens of France 20th-century French sportsmen 20th-century German sportsmen {{france-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub