Stanisław Baran

Stanisław Baran

Personal information
Full name	Stanisław Franciszek Baran
Date of birth	(1920-04-26)26 April 1920
Place of birth	Góra Ropczycka, Poland
Date of death
Place of death	Łódź, Poland
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934-1937	Resovia Rzeszów
1937-1939	Warszawianka Warszawa	25	(9)
1945	ŁKS Łódź
1945-1946	Lechia Gdańsk
1946-1958	ŁKS Łódź
International career
1939-1950	Poland	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanisław Franciszek Baran (April 26, 1920 – May 12, 1993) was an interwar Polish football player, who started his career in Resovia Rzeszów, then, sometime in 1938 (at the age of around 18) moved to Warszawianka Warszawa. Regarded as one of the most gifted players of these times, however World War II stopped his career for a few years.

Baran was a member of the Polish National Team in 1938 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in the legendary game Poland - Brazil 5-6 (June 5, 1938, Strasbourg, France) - he spent the whole match on the bench. Also, played in the last international friendly of interwar Poland (Poland - Hungary 4-2, August 27, 1939, Warsaw). In this game, he appeared on the field as a replacement, in 31st minute.

In 1958, as a 38-year-old soccer veteran, Baran won the championships of Poland, with the team of ŁKS Łódź.

See also

• The last game: August 27, 1939. Poland - Hungary 4-2
• Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938