Stanisław Franciszek Baran (26 April 1920 – 12 May 1993) was a Polish

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who played as a

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. He started his career in Resovia Rzeszów, then, sometime in 1938 (at the age of around 18) moved to

KS Warszawianka Klub Sportowy Warszawianka is a Polish multi-sport club from Warsaw. It has several sections, including handball, track and field, fencing and tennis, and in the past it had several more, including a Association football, football team which comp ...

. Regarded as one of the most gifted players of these times,

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stopped his career for a few years. Baran was a member of the Poland national team at the

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, but did not play in Poland's 5–6 loss to

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on 5 June 1938 in

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– he spent the whole match on the bench. He played in the last international friendly of interwar Poland, a 4–2 win over

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on 27 August 1939 in

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. In this game, he appeared on the field as a substitute in 31st minute. In 1958, as a 38-year-old footballing veteran, Baran won the Polish title with

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, ...

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ŁKS Łódź *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

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: 1956–57

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