Torben Piechnik

Infobox Football biography
playername= Torben Piechnik


fullname = Torben Piechnik
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1963|5|21|df=y
cityofbirth = Hellerup
countryofbirth = Denmark
height =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1980-1987
1988-1989
1990-1992
1992
1992-1994
1994-1999
clubs = Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Ikast fS
B 1903
FC Copenhagen
Liverpool FC
AGF Aarhus
caps(goals) = 175
43 (3)
67 (8)
7 (0)
17 (0)
113 (9)
nationalyears = 1991-1996
nationalteam = Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (0)

Torben Piechnik (born 21 May 1963) is a Danish former professional football player who was a defender. He made a total of 15 appearances for the Danish national team, which he represented in the 1992 European Championship and 1996 European Championship.

Biography

Born in Hellerup, Piechnik started his senior career with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) in the top-flight Danish 1st Division. He joined Ikast fS in 1988, and played two seasons for the club. In 1990, he joined B 1903, and in November 1991 he won his first Danish senior cap. He was part of the Danish national squad which won the 1992 European Championship. He started the tournament as a substitute, but when Henrik Andersen suffered an injury in the semi-finals, Piechnik replaced him in the final, for which he earned praise.Hugh Larkin, [http://www.squarefootball.net/article/inbrief.asp?iid=872 Whatever Happened to: Torben Piechnik (Liverpool)] at "SquareFootball.net"]

After the tournament, he followed the majority of the B 1903 players into the merging FC Copenhagen (FCK) club. Having played just seven league games for FCK, he was signed for English FA Cup holders Liverpool by manager Graeme Souness in September 1992, just weeks after the inception of the new Premier League. He joined a struggling Liverpool side, and had a hard time adapting to the English game.Torben Piechnik, [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/NG151391060209-1434.htm WHY DANISH DAN WILL BE THE MAN FOR REDS] , "Liverpool FC", February 9, 2006] Piechnik made 16 first-team league appearances for Liverpool in the 1992-93 season, but only managed one in the whole of the 1993-94 season. When Graeme Souness was replaced by new manager Roy Evans in January 1994, Piechnik sensed that he was no longer part of the club's plans, and requested a transfer.

He transferred to AGF Aarhus in Denmark at the end of the season. He won the 1996 Danish Cup with AGF, and was called up to represent Denmark at the 1996 European Championship. He played the last of his 15 international matches at that tournament, before ending his national team career. He would play on for another three years at AGF, before retiring in 1999.

He has worked as both a real estate agent and masseur, while still playing "Old Boys" football in Denmark.

Honours

*Danish Cup: 1996
*1992 European Championship

References

External links

* [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=2334 Danish national team profile]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=6350 Soccerbase career statistics]
* [http://www.nationalfootballteams.com/php/spieler.php?id=21375 NationalFootballTeams statistics]