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Leonard Franciszek Piątek (born Leonard Franz Piontek, 3 October 1913 – 1 July 1967) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward in the interwar period. In the spring of 1937 he changed his name to Leonard Franciszek Piątek (a Polonized version).

Leonard Piątek

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Franciszek Piątek
Date of birth	(1913-10-03)3 October 1913
Place of birth	Königshütte, German Empire
Date of death	1 July 1967(1967-07-01) (aged 53)
Place of death	Chorzów, Poland
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	AKS Chorzów
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1947	AKS Chorzów/Germania Königshütte
National team
1936–1939	Poland	17	(11)
Teams managed
1947–1950	TS Pogoń Katowice (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A hard-working and ambitious forward, Piątek was the top scorer for Polish first division vice-champions AKS Chorzów in 1937 and went on to lead the league the following season with 21 goals.

He represented the Polish national side on 16 occasions between 1937 and 1939, scoring 11 goals. He scored twice in Poland's 4–0 win over Yugoslavia in a World Cup qualifier and took part in the legendary 1938 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil in (Strasbourg, France on 5 June 1938, which Brazil won 6–5. Piątek also scored a goal in the last international match played in Poland before the outbreak of World War II, a 4–2 victory over Hungary on 27 August 1939.

Piątek signed the Volksliste (German Nationality List) after the Nazi invasion of Poland during World War II which allowed him to continue his footballing career. His club AKS Chorzów was now playing as Germania Königshütte and with Piątek as their key player the team dominated the first division Gauliga Schlesien – part of the German football league system – throughout the early 1940s far outperforming state-supported rivals 1. FC Katowice.[1]

After war he played at AKS Chorzów until the end of the 1947–season, and moved to Pogoń Katowice, where he played from 1947 until 1950.

References

See also

• Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938

На других языках

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[de] Leonard Piontek

Leonard Franz Piontek, polnisch Leonard Franciszek Piątek (* 3. Oktober 1913 in Königshütte; † 1. Juli 1967 Chorzów) war ein polnischer Fußballspieler deutscher Herkunft.

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- [en] Leonard Piątek

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[fr] Leonard Piątek

Leonard Franciszek Piątek (appelé aussi Leonard Franz Piontek) (né le 3 octobre 1913 à Königshütte dans l'empire allemand et mort le 1er juillet 1967 à Chorzów en Pologne) était un joueur silésien de football, international polonais.

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[it] Leonard Piontek

Leonard Franz Piontek, in polacco Leonard Franciszek Piątek (Królewska Huta, 3 ottobre 1913 – Chorzów, 1º luglio 1967), è stato un calciatore polacco con cittadinanza tedesca, di ruolo attaccante.

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