Mieczysław Batsch
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Mieczysław Józef Batsch (b. January 1, 1900 in Lwów — d. September 9, 1977 in Przemyśl) was a Polish soccer forward. An excellent scorer, he represented both Pogoń Lwów and the Polish National Team.
Apart from playing soccer, Batsch was a very talented mechanics engineer, a graduate of Lwów's renowned Technical University (Politechnika Lwowska).
In the early 1920s he was a key player in the legendary forward formation of Pogoń, which was undoubtedly the best team in Poland, being multiple-year national champions (1922, 1923, 1925, 1926). Together with Wacław Kuchar and Józef Garbień, he scored several goals. His career lasted from 1916 to 1929, after which he occasionally played on the team Oldboye Lwów, which consisted of soccer veterans from Lwów.
On the national team he played in 11 games, scoring 1 goal. Batsch was a member of the side which participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
