Waldemar Piatek
Encyclopedia
Waldemar Piątek is a Polish
football player. He is a goalkeeper for Lech Poznań
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Piątek was born on November 2, 1979 in Dębica
, Poland. 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. Piątek is regarded as one of the best Polish goalies. In the season 2003/2004, while representing Lech, he won the Cup of Poland and later, the Supercup of Poland. In July 2004 Piatek was called up to the Polish national football team for a 1-1 Chicago
game versus U.S.
; however, he spent the game on the bench. Height - 184 cm, weight - 77 kg
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
football player. He is a goalkeeper for Lech Poznań
Lech Poznan
Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
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Piątek was born on November 2, 1979 in Dębica
Debica
Dębica is a town in southeastern Poland with 46,693 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It is the capital of Dębica County. Since 1999 it has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it had previously been in the Tarnów Voivodeship .-Area:...
, Poland. He started his career in Wisłoka Dębica where he played until the spring season of 2001. Then, he moved to KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
KSZO Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is a Polish football club based in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. It was founded on August 11, 1929.In 1995, after several decades in lower league football, mainly the third division, KSZO for the first time promoted to the second division of the Polish football league...
, and in the spring of 2003 he was bought by Lech Poznań. Piątek is regarded as one of the best Polish goalies. In the season 2003/2004, while representing Lech, he won the Cup of Poland and later, the Supercup of Poland. In July 2004 Piatek was called up to the Polish national football team for a 1-1 Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
game versus U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
; however, he spent the game on the bench. Height - 184 cm, weight - 77 kg
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
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