Wilhelm Piec

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Wilhelm Piec (born November 2, 1915 in Schwientochlowitz, Germany, since 1920 (Swietochlowice, died on April 4, 1954, also in Swietochlowice) - Polish soccer forward player.

Wilhelm was one of best players of interwar Poland. Together with his older (and more famous) brother Ryszard Piec, they represented Naprzod 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 in France, but did not play in the legendary Poland - Brazil game which ended 5-6 (June 5, 1938, Strasburg). During the war, he coutinued playing in Naprzod, which was forced to change its name to TuS Lipine. After the war, in 1946-47, he played in AKS Chorzow.

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Polish Roster in World Cup Soccer France 1938

v • d • e Poland squad - 1938 FIFA World Cup

FW Baran • GK Brom • FW Cebula • MF Dytko • DF Gałecki • DF Giemsa • MF Góra • FW Habowski • FW Korbas • MF Lis • FW Łyko • GK Madejski • MF Nyc • FW Piątek • FW R. Piec • MF W. Piec • FW Scherfke • DF Szczepaniak • DF Twórz • MF Wasiewicz • FW Wilimowski • FW Wodarz • Coach: Kałuża