Wilhelm Piec

Wilhelm Piec (born Wilhelm Pietz 2 November 1915 in Schwientochlowitz (Świętochłowice), German Empire; died 4 April 1954, also in Świętochłowice) - Polish soccer forward player.

Wilhelm Piec
Personal information
Full name Wilhelm Piec
Date of birth (1915-11-02)2 November 1915
Place of birth Poland
Date of death 4 April 1954(1954-04-04) (aged 38)
Position(s) Midfielder
National team
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.

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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