Stefan August Loth (28 May 1896 – 16 July 1936) was a Polish footballer and soldier.[1] He played in one match for the Poland national team in 1926, and managed them from 1928 to 1931.[2] A lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army infantry, he fought in the Polish–Soviet War. He died in a RWD 9 plane crash near Gdynia on 16 July 1936.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan August Loth | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Grodziec, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 16 July 1936 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | near Gdynia, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909 | Varsovia | ||
| 1911–1914 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 1913 | Korona Warsaw | ||
| 1918 | Korona Warsaw | ||
| 1918–1929 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926 | Poland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1928–1931 | Poland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours and orders
edit- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (26 March 1921)
- Cross of Valor, four times
- Silver Cross of Merit (10 November 1928)
- Gold Cross of Merit (posthumously, 18 July 1936)
- Cross of Independence (23 December 1933)
- Commemorative Medal for the Polish–Soviet War
- Medal of the Tenth Anniversary of Regained Independence
- Commemorative Badge of the Inspector General of the Armed Forces (12 May 1936)
- Officer Cross of the Order of Saint Alexander (Bulgaria, posthumously, 1936)
- Allied Victory Medal
References
edit- ^ "Stefan Loth". EU Football. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Loth". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
External links
edit- Stefan Loth at WorldFootball.net
- Stefan Loth at EU-Football.info
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