Wà Âadysà Âaw Antoni à »muda (; born 6 June 1954) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender for à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw, Widzew à Âódà º, Hellas Verona, New York Cosmos and US Cremonese. He earned 91 caps for the Poland national team and is a four-time FIFA World Cup participant. At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland claimed third place, he received the FIFA Young Player Award.
à »muda was born in Lublin. He spent six years learning his trade with his first club Motor Lublin before finally spreading his wings in 1973 and switching to Gwardia Warsaw, one of the Polish capital's clubs. The 19-year-old à »muda was instrumental in Gwardia's UEFA Cup campaign of 1973âÂÂ74 where they narrowly lost out to eventual winners Feyenoord. à »muda pursued his career in Poland with à Âlàsk Wrocà Âaw and later Widzew à Âódà º before Italian club Hellas Verona secured permission to sign him from Poland in 1982. After two injury-plagued seasons at Verona, à »muda spent a brief spell with New York Cosmos before returning to Italy with US Cremonese, playing two of his three seasons with the club in Serie B. à »muda ended his playing career in 1988.
à »muda played for the Poland national team, for which he earned 91 caps and scored 2 goals.
He was a participant at four FIFA World Cups, the first in 1974, where Poland reached third place. He received the FIFA Young Player Award at the tournament.
He played a total of 21 matches at the World Cup finals, the sixth-most ever, tied with Uwe Seeler and Diego Maradona and behind only Lionel Messi, Lothar Matthäus, Miroslav Klose, Paolo Maldini and Cristiano Ronaldo. Being a part of Polands squad for four tournaments, in 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986, place him joint seventh in the all-time rankings regarding players who played in the most World Cup tournaments.
He was also a participant at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.
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