Antoni Piechniczek

Antoni Piechniczek (born May 3, 1942 in Chorzów) is a retired Polish football player and a football manager.

As a player he played for clubs such as Naprzód Lipiny, Legia Warszawa, Ruch Chorzów and Chateauroux. He played also 3 matches for Polish national team.

As a football coach he have led teams such as Ruch Chorzów, Górnik Zabrze, Al Rayyan (Qatar) or Espérance Tunis (Tunisia).

He is well-known for coaching Polish national football team. He coached Poland in 1981-1986, then 1989-1993 and last time 1996-1997. He coached Poland at 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

	Poland squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Młynarczyk \| 2 Dziuba \| 3 Kupcewicz \| 4 Dolny \| 5 Janas \| 6 Skrobowski \| 7 Jałocha \| 8 Matysik \| 9 Żmuda \| 10 Majewski \| 11 Smolarek \| 12 Wójcicki \| 13 Buncol \| 14 Pałasz \| 15 Ciołek \| 16 Lato \| 17 Szarmach \| 18 Kusto \| 19 Iwan \| 20 Boniek \| 21 Kazimierski \| 22 Mowlik \| Coach: Piechniczek

	Poland squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Młynarczyk \| 2 Przybyś \| 3 Żmuda \| 4 Ostrowski \| 5 Wójcicki \| 6 Matysik \| 7 Tarasiewicz \| 8 Urban \| 9 Karaś \| 10 Majewski \| 11 Smolarek \| 12 Kazimierski \| 13 Komornicki \| 14 Kubicki \| 15 Buncol \| 16 Pałasz \| 17 Zgutczyński \| 18 Pawlak \| 19 Wandzik \| 20 Boniek \| 21 Dziekanowski \| 22 Furtok \| Coach: Piechniczek