Antoni Gałecki

Antoni Gałecki (4 June 1906 – 14 December 1958) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender, spending most of his career with ŁKS Łódź.

During the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Gałecki was a key defender for the Polish team, participating in all games, a 3–0 victory over Hungary, a 5–4 win over Great Britain, a 1–3 defeat to Austria and a 2–3 loss to Norway, as Poland finished in 4th place.

Gałecki represented Poland in a legendary World Cup game against Brazil on 5 June 1938 in Strasbourg, France.

[citation needed] Called to active military duty in August 1939, Gałecki fought in the September 1939 Campaign.

He was held prisoner in a POW camp in Eger, Hungary, but managed to escape through Yugoslavia and Greece and reached Palestine, where he became a soldier of the Polish 2nd Corps.