Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Poland | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antoni Krzysztof Piechniczek (born 3 May 1942) is a Polish former football player and manager. From 2007 to 2011 he was a Polish senator. [1]
Piechniczek was born in Chorzów. He played for clubs such as Naprzód Lipiny, Legia Warszawa, Ruch Chorzów and LB Châteauroux. He was also capped thrice for the Poland national team. [2]
As a football coach, he has led teams such as Ruch Chorzów, Górnik Zabrze, Al Rayyan (Qatar) or Espérance Tunis (Tunisia).
He is well known for coaching Poland national team. He coached Poland from 1981 to 1986 and from 1996 to 1997. He coached Poland at 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
He coached also Tunisia and United Arab Emirates.
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 since 2007-11-05 he is a senator VII Term.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Poland | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antoni Krzysztof Piechniczek (born 3 May 1942) is a Polish former football player and manager. From 2007 to 2011 he was a Polish senator. [1]
Piechniczek was born in Chorzów. He played for clubs such as Naprzód Lipiny, Legia Warszawa, Ruch Chorzów and LB Châteauroux. He was also capped thrice for the Poland national team. [2]
As a football coach, he has led teams such as Ruch Chorzów, Górnik Zabrze, Al Rayyan (Qatar) or Espérance Tunis (Tunisia).
He is well known for coaching Poland national team. He coached Poland from 1981 to 1986 and from 1996 to 1997. He coached Poland at 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
He coached also Tunisia and United Arab Emirates.
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 since 2007-11-05 he is a senator VII Term.