Jan Piecyk

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

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

Career

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

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

Death

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