- Wilhelm Piec
Wilhelm Piec (born
November 2 ,1915 in Schwientochlowitz (Świętochłowice ), German Empire, died onApril 4 ,1954 , also in Świętochłowice) - Polish soccer forward player.Wilhelm was one of best players of interwar Poland. Together with his older (and more famous) brother
Ryszard Piec , they representedNaprzód 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 inFrance , but did not play in the legendary Poland -Brazil game which ended 5-6 (June 5 ,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 inAKS Chorzów .See also
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Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938
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