Volker Piesczek

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Volker Piesczek (born 14 May 1969 in Klosterneuburg) is an Austrian television presenter and former footballer.

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Career as a football player

Before his career in television, Piesczek was a professional footballer with FC Tulln (92/93 and 00/01), SVStockerau (93/94), SKN St. Pölten (95/96) and VfB Mödling (96/97). In the 94/95 season, he played in the Austrian Bundesliga for Wiener Sportclub. In his entire professional football career, he made three appearances in the UI Cup and seven appearances each in the Regionalliga Ost and the ÖFB Cup. He also played 58 times in the 2nd division and 28 times in the Bundesliga.

Career as a presenter

Piesczek studied journalism and political science alongside his football career. [3] For ATV, he worked for seven years as a football presenter. [4] Before that, he worked for Sat.1 and DSF Plus or in the Austrian and German Bundesliga as a football presenter. For ORF 2, he worked as a news reporter and in 2000 he presented the island show Expedition Robinson for ORF 1 and RTL II. [5] In 2004, he switched to Puls TV and ProSieben Austria, where he alternated with Helmut Brandstätter to present Austria Top News. [6]

Piesczek took part in the ORF football show Das Match during the 2008 European FootballChampionship in Austria and Switzerland. [7] From 2010 to 2013, he presented ATV Life on ATV. [8] In 2011 [9] and 2012, [10] he was awarded the Austrian Film and Television Award Romy in the category Most Popular Presenter – Entertainment. [11] In 2011, he placed second in the Sports category of the Austrian Journalist of the Year awards. [12]

From March 2017 to April 2017, he was a celebrity contestant on the ORF dance show Dancing Stars. [13] In 2018, he commented on matches of the Football World Cup in Russia on OE24. [14]

Personal life

In 2003, Piesczek made a guest appearance in the television series Kommissar Rex (episode: "Berühmt um jeden Preis" [15] ).

Since June 2005, Piesczek has been married to former Austrian politician Eva Glawischnig. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Volker Piesczek bei Martina Reuter: Lässig und elegant". noen.at. 20 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Er kocht, fährt durchs Land und hat eine neue Sendung". kleinezeitung.at. 9 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Volker Piesczek, kurier.at, retrieved on 7 April 2023
  4. ↑ Volker Piesczek moderiert Volltreffer, derstandard.at, from 13 March 2012
  5. ↑ Expedition Robinson im ORF: Österreicherin verpasst das Finale nur knapp, ots.at, from 5 December 2000
  6. ↑ Moderator für ProSieben gefunden, derstandard.at, from 16 January 2004
  7. ↑ Die finale Abwahl am 16. Mai in ORF 1, ots.at, from 16 May 2008
  8. ↑ ATV Life – mit Volker Piesczek, Kerstin Ruhri und Andreas Moravec, ots.at, from 29. January 2010
  9. ↑ Romy-Gala in der Wiener Hofburg: Preise für Weichselbraun, Strauss, Palfrader, news.at, from 17 April 2011
  10. ↑ Edle Roben und gute Laune bei der Romy Gala, kleinezeitung.at, from 22. April 2012
  11. ↑ Ich bin keiner, der die Ellenbogen aufstellt, kurier.at, retrieved on 7 April 2023
  12. ↑ DIE JOURNALISTEN DES JAHRES, journalist.at, retrieved on 7 April 2023
  13. ↑ Volker Piesczek wird zum Dancing Star, kleinezeitung.at, from 7 March 2017
  14. ↑ oe24.TV ab der FIFA Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft Russland 2018™ in HD-Qualität, ots.at, retrieved on 7 April 2023
  15. ↑ Kommissar Rex – Berühmt um jeden Preis, tv.orf.at, retrieved on 7 April 2023
  16. ↑ Emanzipation im Tanzsalon, news.at, from 3 April 2017
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