Leon Sperling

Leon Sperling

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club
Poland men's national football team (1921–1930)
Club
KS Cracovia (1920–1934)
National team
Poland

Trophies & Awards

Award
Silver Cross of Merit

Personal

Life

Sperling was born in Kraków, and was Jewish. He was a forward, playing on the left wing. Sperling represented Cracovia, the team he led in 1921, 1930, and 1932 to the Championship of Poland. He also played in 16 games for the Poland national team, including Poland's lone game at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. He was regarded as a highly skilled dribbler. He also coached in Lviv. Sperling is one of Cracovia Kraków's legends. Sperling was shot to death by the German Nazis in the Lwów Ghetto in December 1941. His Jewish teammate, Józef Klotz, was also killed in the Holocaust.

Legacy

Honours

Cracovia

Ekstraklasa: 1921, 1930, 1932

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Polish footballer (1900-1941)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Leon Sperling was a Polish footballer.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
All links
Official Website

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