Waldemar Piątek

Waldemar Piątek (born 2 November 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Waldemar Piątek

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Dębica, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Bruk-Bet Termalica (goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Wisłoka Dębica
2001–2003	KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski	42	(0)
2003–2006	Lech Poznań	48	(0)
Managerial career
2008	Sandecja Nowy Sącz (goalkeeping coach)
2008	Wisłoka Dębica (goalkeeping coach)
2009	Rafineria/Czarni Jasło (goalkeeping coach)
2009–2010	Kolejarz Stróże (goalkeeping coach)
2010–2013	Poland U16–U17 (goalkeeping coach)
2011	Wisła Płock (goalkeeping coach)
2011	Olimpia Elbląg (assistant & goalkeeping coach)
2011–2013	Kolejarz Stróże (goalkeeping coach)
2013–2015	Poland U15–U17 (goalkeeping coach)
2013–2015	Stal Rzeszów (goalkeeping coach)
2014	Poland U11 (goalkeeping coach)
2014–2015	Poland U12–U13 (goalkeeping coach)
2015	Siarka Tarnobrzeg (goalkeeping coach)
2016–2017	Wisłoka Dębica
2016–2017	Poland U15 (goalkeeping coach)
2017–	Bruk-Bet Termalica (goalkeeping coach)
2019–2020	Bruk-Bet Termalica (caretaker)
2021–2022	Bruk-Bet Termalica (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He started his career in Wisłoka Dębica where he played until the spring season of 2001. Then, he moved to KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and in the spring of 2003 he was bought by Lech Poznań.^[1] In the 2003–04 season, while representing Lech, he won the Polish Cup and Polish Super Cup.

Piątek was highly regarded as a goalkeeper, before having his career cut short after being diagnosed with hepatitis C in mid-2005.

International career

In July 2004 Piątek was called up to the Poland national football team for a friendly game in Chicago against the United States. However, he spent the entirety of the 1–1 draw on the bench.

Coaching career

Piątek moved into coaching in 2008, when he took on the role of Sandecja Nowy Sącz's goalkeeping coach. On two occasions, in 2019 and 2021, he was appointed caretaker manager of Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, following the dismissals of Piotr Mandrysz and Mariusz Lewandowski.^[2][3]

Honours

Lech Poznań

• Polish Cup: 2003–04
• Polish Super Cup: 2004