Waldemar Słomiany

Waldemar Piotr Słomiany (born November 1, 1943 in Bielszowice, now Ruda Śląska) is a retired Polish soccer defender. Słomiany spent the most successful years of his career at Górnik Zabrze,^[1] winning several championships of Poland in the 1960s. He capped was once for Poland, on October 16, 1963, in a 1–3 loss to Greece.

Słomiany started his career in a local club Wawel Wirek, and in 1962 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, in which he played in 93 games, scoring 4 goals. In 1967 he illegally decided to stay in Western Germany. He played for Bundesliga teams such as FC Schalke 04, and Arminia Bielefeld. In 1971 he was among players involved in corruption scandal (known in Germany as Bundesligaskandal), which resulted in his suspension and after that he did not resume playing. Altogether, Słomiany played 98 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 11 goals.^[2]

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