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Waldemar Piątek

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Waldemar Piątek
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 44)
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 U16U17 (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

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

Club career

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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

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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

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Piątek moved into coaching in 2008, when he took on the role of Sandecja Nowy Sącz's goalkeeping coach. On two occassions, 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

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Lech Poznań

References

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  1. ^ Waldemar Piątek (in Polish), 90 Minut, retrieved 7 November 2012
  2. ^ "Waldemar Piątek trenerem pierwszej drużyny "Słoni"" (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem Bruk-Bet Termaliki" (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 2 March 2022.