Zygmunt Pieda
Polish footballer (born 1933)
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Zygmunt Pieda (born 23 April 1933) is a Polish former footballer.[1][2]
Full name
Zygmunt Pieda
Date of birth
23 April 1933
Place of birth
Szopienice, Poland
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zygmunt Pieda | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Szopienice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| KS Mała Dąbrówka | |||
| 1952–1954 | Unia Chorzów | ||
| 1954–1955 | Legia Warsaw | 32 | (2) |
| 1956–1964 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 1965–1970 | Cracovia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Cracovia | |||
| Western Australia | |||
| Morley-Windmills | |||
| Inglewood Kiev | |||
| Osborne Park | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Poland
Pieda played for Ruch Chorzów and Legia Warsaw in a twelve-year career in the Polish Ekstraklasa, captaining Legia to a cup and league double in 1955.[1][3][4]
Australia
In 1966 he was lured along with countrymen Paweł Sobek, Henryk Lukoszek and Władysław Musiał to Australia to play for struggling Perth team Cracovia. After one season the team won the State League.[5][6]
Honours
Individual
- D'Orsogna Cup Man of the Match: 1967
- Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Hall of Champions Inducted: 2002[7]
- Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Century of Champions, The 1960s[8]
Club
- Ekstraklasa Winner: 1955
- Polish Cup Winner: 1955
- Western Australia State League: 1966
- D'Orsogna Cup Winner: 1967
- Night Series Winner: 1967
