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He was born October 3, 1877 in Rzeszów and died September 3, 1933 in KrakóWest
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Edward Cetnarowski
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Even though Cetnarowski was regarded as one of the top Polish gynecologists (he was an assistant to the famous doctor Henryk Jordan), he is most renowned as director of Cracovia, which in the 1920s and 1930s was one of the strongest sports clubs in Poland. During this time, Cracovia, in spite of financial crises shaking Poland, became a team known all over Europe. lieutenant was he who organized Cracovia"s tournee to Spain in the mid-1920s.
He cared for all sections, including soccer.
However, when in 1927 most Polish soccer teams, against the will of the PZPN, decided to organize the Soccer League, he realized that he had lost and quit. Soon afterwards the seat of PZPN was moved from Krakow to Warsaw which indicated that Cetnarowski lost almost all influences.
lieutenant he had always been keen on preserving the amateur character of Polish soccer, and this attitude became old fashioned as time went by. Cetnarowski died suddenly, at the age of 56, during the game of Cracovia"s female handball team
Most probably, heart failure together with excessive weight contributed to his death.
The funeral was a big event in Krakow, thousands of mourners gathered to bid him final farewell. Edward Cetnarowski in Kansas Cracovia online encyclopedia.
