He appeared in the 1981 film Escape to Victory as Paul Wolcheck.
In the same year, he emigrated to the United States, where he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League in January 1981.
During the next seven years, he played four NASL outdoor seasons, one NASL indoor season and five Major Indoor Soccer League seasons with the Sockers, winning five championships.
The Sockers released him in June 1987.
 He was a 1983 NASL Second Team All Star.

He died in a car accident in San Diego, California, aged 41.
In 1994, he was chosen by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and the readers of all Polish sports-related newspapers as the Polish Football Player of All Time.
His number 10 is retired by Legia Warsaw and the Sockers.
In June 2012 Kazimierz Deyna was buried in Warsaw's Powązki Military Cemetery.
He appeared in the 1981 film Escape to Victory as Paul Wolcheck. In the same year, he emigrated to the United States, where he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League in January 1981. During the next seven years, he played four NASL outdoor seasons, one NASL indoor season and five Major Indoor Soccer League seasons with the Sockers, winning five championships. The Sockers released him in June 1987.  He was a 1983 NASL Second Team All Star.
He died in a car accident in San Diego, California, aged 41. In 1994, he was chosen by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and the readers of all Polish sports-related newspapers as the Polish Football Player of All Time. His number 10 is retired by Legia Warsaw and the Sockers. In June 2012 Kazimierz Deyna was buried in Warsaw's Powązki Military Cemetery.
Kazimierz Deyna