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Full name | Antoni Krzysztof Piechniczek | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chorzów, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
–1959 | Zryw Chorzów | ||||||||||||||||
1960–1961 | Naprzód Lipiny | ||||||||||||||||
1961–1965 | Legia Warsaw | 56 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
1965–1972 | Ruch Chorzów | 151 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1972–1973 | Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1967–1969 | Poland | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1973–1975 | BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała | ||||||||||||||||
1975–1979 | Odra Opole | ||||||||||||||||
1980–1981 | Ruch Chorzów | ||||||||||||||||
1981–1986 | Poland | ||||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Górnik Zabrze | ||||||||||||||||
1987–1990 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ||||||||||||||||
1988 | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
1989 | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Al Shabab Al Arabi | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Poland | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Al Shabab Al Arabi | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antoni Krzysztof Piechniczek (born 3 May 1942) is a Polish former professional football manager and player. From 2007 to 2011 he was a senator. [1]
Piechniczek was born in Chorzów. He played for clubs such as Naprzód Lipiny, Legia Warsaw, Ruch Chorzów and LB Châteauroux. He was also capped thrice for the Poland national team. [2]
As a manager, he has led teams such as Ruch Chorzów, Górnik Zabrze, Al Rayyan (Qatar) or Espérance Tunis (Tunisia).
He is well known for managing the Poland national team. He coached Poland from 1981 to 1986 and from 1996 to 1997. He led the national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal, and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
He coached also the Tunisia and United Arab Emirates national teams.
In the 2002 local election Piechniczek was elected to the Silesian Regional Assembly II Term and was one of the three Vice-Chairpersons of the assembly. In 2006 he was re-elected, but his term (Assembly III Term) was ended after one year. In 2007, Piechniczek was elected to the Senate of the Republic of Poland (upper chamber of Polish parliament) and served in his role until 2011.
Legia Warsaw
Ruch Chorzów
Odra Opole
Poland
Górnik Zabrze
Individual
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