Tadeusz Hogendorf (19 December 1918 – 12 June 2010) was a former Polish international 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 counts 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 Gdańsk (who later became Lechia Gdańsk). While with Baltia Hogendorf was involved in the clubs first ever competitive game, and scored 7 goals in 7 appearances during his time at the club. Due to his successful spell with Lechia Hogendorf talked about the lengths ŁKS Łódź went to sign the best players of Lechia, stating that as the clubs officials were getting nervous the players wouldn't sign they took the players to a night club getting them drunk and taking them to Łódź. When the players woke up the next morning in Łódź they decided to sign for the club. At ŁKS Łódź Hogendorf had the longest spell of his career spending seven years with the club and making over 100 appearances. Although his the stats from his first two seasons are unknown, it is known that he scored 23 goals in 96 appearances for ŁKS in the I liga. Due to his performances for the club he is classed as an ŁKS Łódź legend. During his time with ŁKS Łódź he also caught the