Teodor Anioła (4 November 1925 in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

– 10 July 1993 in

) was a Polish and

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. T ...

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who, during the seasons when he hit his top form (1949–51), earned the nickname "Diabeł" ("Devil") for his performances as a midfielder and right-winger, which in total brought him 141 goals in 196 Polish First league games. He has been voted Poznań's most popular sportsman in history, also in the 1985 survey in Poznań's local newspaper was voted the greatest athlete of the last 40 years. He scored three goals in seven international appearances for the

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team. Teodor Anioła was the brother of fellow Polish league player Jan Anioła.

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* 1925 births 1993 deaths Footballers from Poznań Polish footballers Poland international footballers Lech Poznań players Ekstraklasa players Association football midfielders {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub