Tadeusz Kuchar

Tadeusz Kuchar
	Tadeusz Kuchar in 1924
Personal information
Full name	Tadeusz Kuchar
Date of birth	13 April 1891
Place of birth	Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	5 April 1966 (aged 74)
Place of death	Warsaw, Poland
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Pogoń Lwów
Managerial career
1923	Poland
1925	Poland
1928	Poland
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tadeusz Kuchar (13 April 1891, in Kraków – 5 April 1966, in Warsaw) was a Polish athlete, footballer, swimmer, ice-skater, skier, sports official. Born into a sporting family, he was the brother of Wacław Kuchar.^[1]

For most of his life he was strongly connected with the Pogoń Lwów football club, where he played midfield. He was a co-founder of the Polish Olympic Committee.^[1] Occasionally, in the years 1923, 1925 and 1928 he served as the coach of the Poland national team. He was also the first director of the Polish Track and Field Association and in 1945-1946 was the director of the Polish Football Association.

He fought in World War I in Austro-Hungarian artillery. He fought in the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Soviet War as an artillery officer. He retired from the military with the rank of major. He retained his rank despite the communist takeover of Poland.