Kaz Deyna
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazimierz Deyna | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Starogard Gdański, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 1989 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1966 | Włókniarz Starogard Gdański | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | ŁKS Łódź | 1 | (0) |
| 1966–1978 | Legia Warsaw | 304 | (93) |
| 1978–1981 | Manchester City | 38 | (12) |
| 1981–1984 | San Diego Sockers | 90 | (44) |
| 1981–1987 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 169 | (118) |
| Total | 602 | (267) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1978 | Poland | 97 | (41) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kazimierz Deyna (23 October 1947 – 1 September 1989)
pronunciation was a Polish footballer, who played as an offensive midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, due to his excellent vision.
Deyna was born in Starogard Gdański to Franciszek (1911–1976) – a dairy worker, and Jadwiga (1917–1981) – a housewife. He had six sisters and two brothers – Henryk and Franciszek, who also were footballers; Henryk played for Włókniarz Starogard Gdański, while Franciszek was a Starogardzki KS player.
Deyna began playing youth football in 1958 at his local club Włókniarz Starogard Gdański. In 1966 he made one appearance for ŁKS Łódź (on 8 October in a 0–0 draw against Górnik Zabrze). But he was quickly snapped up by Legia Warsaw. In communist Poland each team had its own "sponsor". The Warsaw club was much more powerful as it was the military club. Moreover, it was the favourite club of the authorities. Deyna was called up into the army and in this way he had to play for Legia Warsaw. He made a name for himself during his first season, becoming one of Legia's most important players. In 1969 and 1970 his team won the Polish Championship. After his performances at the 1974 World Cup, European top-teams like AS Saint-Etienne, A.C. Milan, Inter Milan, AS Monaco, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich tried to acquire his services but he was unable to join, since the communist regime in Poland prevented him from moving to Western Europe. Real Madrid was so determined to acquire Deyna that they sent a shirt to Warsaw with his name and number "14".
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