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Jan Piecyk

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Jan Piecyk
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-09-17)17 September 1940
Date of death 22 September 2021(2021-09-22) (aged 81)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry
Rapid Wełnowiec
1965–1971 GKS Katowice 87 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Piecyk (17 September 1940 – 22 September 2021) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Piecyk started his career with Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry.[2] Later he joined the Rapid Wełnowiec club from Katowice.[3] In 1965 he joined the Polish Ekstraklasa club GKS Katowice (as a result of the merger of GKS and Rapid),[4] for which he appeared in 87 matches and scored two goals.[2] He retired from football in 1971.[2]

Personal life

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After his career, he worked for 17 years in the Gottwald coal mine [pl].[4] He lived in Katowice.[4]

Death

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He died on 22 September 2021, at the age of 81.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Leksykon ludzi katowickiej kultury fizycznej i turystyki". mhk.katowice.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Jan Piecyk". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ "Zmarł Jan Piecyk". www.gkskatowice.eu (in Polish).
  4. ^ a b c "40 lat GKS "Katowice" - co słychać u byłych piłkarzy?". Sport.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Zmarł Jan Piecyk". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).