Tadeusz Hogendorf

Tadeusz Hogendorf (19 December 1918 – 12 June 2010) was a Polish former footballer who played in midfield as well as being a forward.

Biography Hogendorf was born in Rzeszów just after the conclusion of World War I when Poland became an independent state. Hogendorf started playing football with his local team Resovia Rzeszów, breaking into the first team in 1936. In 1937, Resovia were competing for promotion to the I liga, needing to beat Rewere Stanisławów in the final game to be promoted. Due to the club having no manager to organise the players, Hogendorf and Stanisław Baran went missing a few days before the game spending time with a local count's daughters instead of focusing on the game. Resovia ended up drawing the game 3–3 and failed to win promotion. In 1938, Hogendorf joined Warszawianka who played in the I liga. He managed 9 appearances for the top division side before the outbreak of World War II. During the war, Hogendorf continued to play in a team made of Polish players. The teams would be transported around Poland and play teams composed of Nazi airmen or soldiers. Hogendorf claimed that the Germans wanted the Polish players to play for teams in Germany, but all the Polish players refused the offer. After the war, Hogendorf had brief spells with Pogoń Katowice and Baltia…Citește mai mult

1976: Gold Cross of Merit 1982: Knight's Cross Order of Polonia Restituta 1999: Officer's Cross Order of Polonia Restituta

1965: Gold Badge from ŁKS Łódź 1967: Badge of the 1000th Anniversary of People's Poland 1975: Badge of Meritorious Activist of Physical Culture 1976: Badge of Honor of the Polish Football Association 1980: Badge for Meritorious achievement for the City of Rzeszów

1983: Silver Badge of Physical Culture 1987: Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland 1987: Badge of Meritorious achievement for ŁKS 1995: Badge of Achievement for OZPN Association in Rzeszów 1995: Honorary Badge of the OZPN Association in Przemyśl 1995: Medal of the 75th anniversary of the Polish Football Association