SOCCER PLAYER

Kazimierz Deyna

1947 - 1989

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Kazimierz Deyna (Polish pronunciation: [kaˈʑimjɛʐ ˈdɛjna] ; 23 October 1947 – 1 September 1989) was a Polish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, due to his excellent vision. Throughout his career he played for such clubs as Legia Warsaw, Manchester City and San Diego Sockers. At the international level, he earned 97 caps and scored 41 goals helping Poland claim 3rd place at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he won gold with Poland and was the top goalscorer of the tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kazimierz Deyna is the 492nd most popular soccer player (down from 267th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Poland (down from 261st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Polish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Kazimierz Deyna ranks 492 out of 21,273. Before him are Branko Oblak, Raymond Domenech, Vladimir Beara, Masashi Watanabe, Rihei Sano, and Moacir Barbosa Nascimento. After him are Michio Yasuda, Shigemi Ishii, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, Tomáš Rosický, Claudio Caniggia, and José Santamaría.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Kazimierz Deyna ranks 143. Before him are Viktor Suvorov, Branko Oblak, Kiki Camarena, Ian Anderson, Florian Schneider, and Edward James Olmos. After him are Alexander Rutskoy, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Tadahiko Ueda, Glenn Tipton, Ángel Nieto, and Takeo Takahashi. Among people deceased in 1989, Kazimierz Deyna ranks 65. Before him are Franklin J. Schaffner, A. J. Ayer, Rashid Behbudov, R. D. Laing, Werner Best, and Kaoru Ishikawa. After him are Karel Zeman, Princess Deokhye, Luis Carlos Galán, Leonardo Sciascia, Lucille Ball, and Minoru Genda.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Kazimierz Deyna ranks 325 out of 1,694. Before him are Zvi Zamir (1925), Viktor Ullmann (1898), Casimir II the Just (1138), Stefan Czarniecki (1599), Artur Schnabel (1882), and Józef Elsner (1769). After him are Count Kasimir Felix Badeni (1846), Konstanty Kalinowski (1838), Vitello (1230), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), Kurt Tank (1898), and Bolesław V the Chaste (1226).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Poland

Among soccer players born in Poland, Kazimierz Deyna ranks 6. Before him are Robert Lewandowski (1988), Miroslav Klose (1978), Grzegorz Lato (1950), Udo Lattek (1935), and Zbigniew Boniek (1956). After him are Wojciech Szczęsny (1990), Lukas Podolski (1985), Ernst Wilimowski (1916), Włodzimierz Lubański (1947), Włodzimierz Smolarek (1957), and Andrzej Szarmach (1950).

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