Jan Dziekański

Jan Dziekański (14 June 1917 – 29 November 1993) was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder, as well as an athletics athlete who competed as a sprinter and Long jumper.

Biography
Born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Dziekański began playing football with the Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki sports club, joining the team in 1930. He eventually progressed to the first team, before leaving in at the end of 1937. Dziekański moved to Warsaw in 1938, and joined the Polonia Warsaw football club, and Warszawianka athletics club. With Polonia, Dziekański is known to have featured in the I liga, the top division of Polish football, scoring at least once during that time. In the 1939 Polish althletics championships, while representing Warszawianka, he won silver medals in both the 4 × 100 m relay and in the long jump.

The outbreak of World War 2 disrupted Dziekański's sporting career. Dziekański took part of the defence of Poland during the September Campaign, and joined the Home Army after Poland was occupied by the German and Soviet forces. During the war he was known under the pseudonym "Jastrząb", and got injured during a skirmish in 1944.

After the war, Dziekański returned to playing football, joining his home team of Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki. In 1946 he moved to the tricity, playing with Lechia Gdańsk. He only played one match for Lechia, in which he also scored a goal in a 10–1 victory. Dziekański then joined Grom Gdynia, before retiring from football in 1947.

Awards

 * Cross of the Home Army