Tadeusz Kraus

Tadeusz Kraus

Personal information
Full name	Tadeusz Kraus
Date of birth	(1932-10-22)22 October 1932
Place of birth	Třinec, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	30 October 2018(2018-10-30) (aged 86)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1942–1948	Siła Trzyniec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1951	Siła Trzyniec
1953–1955	Křídla vlasti Olomouc
1955	ÚDA Praha
1956–1966	AC Sparta Prague	202	(65)
1966–1969	LIAZ Jablonec nad Nisou
International career
1953–1959	Czechoslovakia	23	(6)
Managerial career
1969–1970	Slavia Melbourne
1971–1974	AC Sparta Prague
1974–1976	LIAZ Jablonec nad Nisou
1976–1980	Aris Limassol
1983–1985	Aris Limassol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tadeusz Kraus (also known as Tadeáš Kraus) (22 October 1932 – 30 October 2018) was a Czechoslovak international footballer of Polish ethnicity who represented Czechoslovakia.

He was born in Třinec. His father Wilhelm was a metallurgist worker in Třinec Iron and Steel Works and also a footballer and activist in Siła Trzyniec, local Polish sport club. Wife of Tadeusz Kraus, Anna, was a skilled gymnast who finished fourth at the 1956 Olympic Games.

He was raised in football by the Siła Trzyniec. In 1951 he left the club and went to the university in Prague. He played for several clubs and from 1955 played for Dukla Prague. Another year Kraus joined Sparta Prague where he played for another 10 years, 4 years was a team captain. He then played for several other minor clubs and in 1971 started coaching. In the 1970s and 1980s coached Cypriot club Aris Limassol for six years.

Kraus played for Czechoslovakia national team (scoring 6 goals in 23 matches) and was a participant at the two World Cups, 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Kraus was the last surviving member of Czechoslovakia's 1954 World Cup squad.

External links

• Tadeusz Kraus at FAČR (in Czech)