Piotr Reiss

Piotr Reiss
Personal information
Full namePiotr Reiss
Date of birth20 June 1972
Place of birthPoznań, Poland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991Lech Poznań0(0)
1991–1993Kotwica Kórnik
1993–1994Amica Wronki
1994–1998Lech Poznań146(50)
1999Hertha BSC10(1)
1999–2000MSV Duisburg22(5)
2000–2001Hertha BSC6(0)
2001Greuther Fürth9(0)
2002–2009Lech Poznań187(62)
2009–2012Warta Poznań93(35)
2012–2013Lech Poznań8(1)
National team
1998–2000Poland4(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Piotr Reiss (born 20 June 1972 in Poznań) is a retired Polish football striker.[1] He is widely regarded as a Lech Poznań all-time favourite and achieved legendary status among fans, having captained the club for many years and being an ardent fan of the club himself.

Career

Club

Ekstraklasa top scorer (2006–07)

He was one of Lech Poznań's most notable players ever. He had a spell in German clubs but he claimed that it was so that he could help out Lech Poznań financially through the transfer fee they received for him, as at the time the club was struggling financially.

He captained Lech for many years after he returned from Germany, becoming one of Ekstraklasa's most renowned and best players.

Towards the end of his career, wanting to stay in his hometown he went to play for Poznań's second professional team, Warta in the Second Division, scoring 35 goals, before returning to Lech in order to enjoy a farewell season with his favourite club.

National team

He has also played for the Poland national football team. Reiss' debut for the Poland national team took place on 10 November 1998 in the away game versus Slovakia. He scored at this game and it was his only goal for the Poland national football team. In total he has four caps and one goal.

Post retirement

After retiring from football, he became a youth coach, establishing a youth football academy called Akademia Reissa, which trains hundreds of children and co-operates with Lech's youth system.

References

  1. "Piotr Reiss". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

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