Antoni Gałecki

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Antoni Gałecki (4 June 1906 – 14 December 1958) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his club career with ŁKS Łódź, from 1922 to 1939, making 211 league appearances and often serving as captain.

Gałecki represented the Poland national team, earning 18 caps between 1928 and 1938. He played in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where Poland finished fourth, and took part in World Cup qualifying, including a memorable 1938 World Cup match against Brazil in Strasbourg.

Born in Łódź, he later became a player-manager for ŁKS Łódź in 1934 and managed several other Polish clubs before and after World War II.

When World War II began, Gałecki was mobilized in 1939. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Hungary, but escaped through Yugoslavia and Greece to Palestine, where he joined the Polish 2nd Corps. He fought at Tobruk and Monte Cassino. After the war he returned to Łódź in 1947.

Gałecki died in Łódź in 1958 at the age of 52. He was 1.70 meters tall and played as a defender.