Wilhelm Piec
Wilhelm Piec (born Wilhelm Pietz; 2 November 1915 – 4 April 1954) was a Polish soccer forward player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilhelm Piec | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Świętochłowice, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 1954 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of death | Świętochłowice, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Poland | |||
Wilhelm was one of the best players of interwar Poland. Together with his older (and more famous) brother Ryszard Piec, they represented Naprzód Lipiny - a small team from a small hamlet of Lipiny, which never managed to qualify to the Polish Soccer League, but which played a significant role in interwar Polish soccer.
He was part of Poland's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1] Piec represented Poland in 4 games. He went to the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France, but did not play in the legendary Poland - Brazil game which ended 5-6 (5 June 1938, Strasbourg). During the war he continued playing in Naprzód, which was forced to change its name to TuS Lipine. After the war, in 1946-47, he played in AKS Chorzów.
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