Piotr Reiss

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Piotr Reiss

Reiss in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Piotr Reiss
Date of birth	(1972-06-20) 20 June 1972 (age 49)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Lech Poznań	0	(0)
1991–1993	Kotwica Kórnik
1993–1994	Amica Wronki
1994–1998	Lech Poznań	146	(50)
1999	Hertha BSC	10	(1)
1999–2000	MSV Duisburg	22	(5)
2000–2001	Hertha BSC	6	(0)
2001	Greuther Fürth	9	(0)
2002–2009	Lech Poznań	187	(62)
2009–2012	Warta Poznań	93	(35)
2012–2013	Lech Poznań	8	(1)
National team
1998–2000	Poland	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Piotr Reiss (born 20 June 1972) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a 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.^[2]

Club career[]

Ekstraklasa top scorer (2006–07)

Born in Poznań, Reiss is 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.

International career[]

Reiss has also played for the Poland national 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 Poland. In total he earned four caps and one goal.

Post-playing career[]

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.

Honours[]

Lech Poznań

• Polish Cup: 2004, 2008–09
• Polish SuperCup: 2009

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Top Scorer: 2009–10

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piotr Reiss.

• Piotr Reiss at National-Football-Teams.com
• Piotr Reiss at 90minut.pl (in Polish)