Józef Korbas

Józef Franciszek Korbas (11 November 1914 – 2 October 1981) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. He played for Cracovia and the Poland national team during the interwar period.[1][2]

Józef Korbas
Personal information
Full name Józef Franciszek Korbas
Date of birth (1914-11-11)11 November 1914
Place of birth Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 2 October 1981(1981-10-02) (aged 66)
Place of death Katowice, Poland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1935 Nadwiślan Kraków
1935–1939 Cracovia 57 (37)
International career
1937–1938 Poland 2 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In Cracovia, Korbas played from 1935 to 1939. In 69 games during that time, he scored 54 goals.

International career

Korbas is famous for his excellent national team debut. On 12 September 1937 in Sofia, versus Bulgaria, he scored 3 goals and the match ended in 3–3 draw. In the history of the Poland national team, only two players managed to score a hat-trick in their first game, the other being Zygmunt Steuermann.[3] Korbas's second and last match in white-red jersey took place in Warsaw, on 25 September 1938 (Poland - Jugoslavia 4-4). In this game, he also scored a goal.

After football

During Nazi occupation of Poland, in 1942 was arrested by the Germans and in March 1943 sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. From there, was shuttled to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Having survived this, after the war returned to Poland, Korbas became a sport official as well as a coach. He was also a trainer such as Stilon Gorzów in 1954.

Korbas died on 2 October 1981 in Katowice.

References
  1. "Józef Korbas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death". www.bornglorious.com. Bornglorious. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. "Józef Korbas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. "PZPN.PL - Oficjalny Serwis Polskiego Futbolu". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
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