player, who would never give up. According to an urban legend, on one occasion Peterek threw some mud in the face of a goalkeeper who had saved his penalty kick. In Polish National Team played in 12 games and scored 6 goals, debuting on 23 August 1931 in Warsaw, in a match versus Romania (2:3). Participated in 1936 Berlin's Olympic Games, where scored a goal. He played his last game on 18 September 1938 in Chemnitz, versus Germany (1-4, Poland's lone goal was scored by "Teo"). See also Sport in Poland References 1910 births 1969 deaths People from Świętochłowice Polish footballers Association football forwards Śląsk Świętochłowice players Ruch Chorzów players Ekstraklasa players People from the Province of Silesia Poland international footballers Olympic footballers of Poland Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics German Army personnel of World War II Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship