Piotr Piekarczyk (born 1 October 1958) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a defender.

Piotr Piekarczyk
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-10-01) 1 October 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Czerwionka, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1977 Górnik Czerwionka
1977–1980 ROW Rybnik
1980–1990 GKS Katowice 227 (18)
1990–1991 GAIS 32 (0)
1992 GKS Katowice 8 (0)
Managerial career
1993–1994 GKS Katowice
1996–1998 GKS Katowice
1999 Górnik Jastrzębie
1999–2000 Ruch Radzionków
2001–2002 MKS Myszków
2002–2006 ROW 1964 Rybnik
2006–2008 GKS Katowice
2015 GKS Katowice
2016–2017 ROW 1964 Rybnik
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Piekarczyk played for Polish side GKS Katowice, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[1]

Style of play

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Piekarczyk mainly operated as a defender and was described as "played in a modern way, often appeared in the opponents' penalty area, and scored quite a lot of goals".[2]

Managerial career

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Piekarczyk managed Polish side GKS Katowice, helping the club achieve promotion.[3]

Personal life

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Piekarczyk has been nicknamed "Orzech".[4]

Honours

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Player

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GKS Katowice[5]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Piotr Piekarczyk - Weszlo article".
  2. ^ "Piotr Piekarczyk, zawodnik GKS Katowice i reprezentacji Polski". onet.pl.
  3. ^ "Piotr Piekarczyk chce, a nie musi". sportdziennik.com.
  4. ^ "Piotr Piekarczyk legenda GKS Katowice". dziennikzachodni.pl.
  5. ^ "Piotr Piekarczyk". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.