Józef Franciszek Korbas (11 November 1914 – 2 October 1981) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. He played for Cracovia and the Poland national team during the interwar period.

Club career

In Cracovia, Korbas played from 1935 to 1939. In 69 games during that time, he scored 54 goals.

International career

Korbas is famous for his excellent national team debut. On 12 September 1937 in Sofia, he scored three goals in a 3–3 draw against Bulgaria. In the history of the Poland national team, only two players managed to score a hat-trick in their first game, the other being Zygmunt Steuermann. Korbas's second and last match in white-red jersey took place in Warsaw on 25 September 1938, a 4–4 draw against Yugoslavia. In this game, he also scored a goal.

After football

During Nazi occupation of Poland, in 1942 was arrested by the Germans and in March 1943 sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. From there, he was shuttled to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Having survived this, he returned to Poland after the war, and became a sports official as well as a coach. He managed Stilon Gorzów in 1954. Korbas died on 2 October 1981 in Katowice.

Honours

Cracovia