Career
Kuchar excelled in many sports – track and field, soccer (firstly – forward, then midfielder, at the end of his career – defender), skiing, speed skating and ice hockey. Even though born in Łańcut, his whole life was connected with Lwów, where he played for Pogoń Lwów – one of the most important and most popular sports clubs of interwar Poland. After finishing his career, he became a referee, coach and sports official
To this day Kuchar is regarded as an excellent example of fair play.
In 1926, in a poll held by the Polish sports daily Przegląd Sportowy, Kuchar was chosen as the athlete of the year. A year later he came in 10th in the same poll.
In 1924, at the Paris Olympic Games, he played on the Poland national football team 800-meter race (1920, 1921),
110-meter hurdle race (1920),
400-meter hurdle race (1923),
high jump (1921, 1923),
tentathlon (1923, 1924). years of career – 1912–1935,
top scorer of Poland: 1922 (21 goals), 1926 (11 goals),
altogether he played in 1052 games, scoring 1065 goals.
23 official international games,
5 goals,
debut – 18 February 1921, Hungary – Poland 1–0 (it was the first, historic game of the Polish team)
last game: 27 October 1928, Czechoslovakia – Poland 3–2
Trainer of Polish National Team 1947–1949.
Wacław Kuchar as an ice skater:
participated in the European Speed Skating Championships for Men of 1925,
He participated in the Polish-Ukrainian War of 1919 as well as the Polish-Soviet War of 1920. Foreign his merits Kuchar was decorated with several medals.