Career
A hard-working and ambitious forward, Piontek was the top scorer for Polish first division vice-champions AKS Chorzów in 1937 and went on to lead the league the following season with 21 goals. He represented Poland on the country"s national side in 16 games from 1937 to 1939, scoring 11 goals. Piontek also scored a goal in the last international match played in Poland before the outbreak of World World War II, a 4:2 victory over Hungary on August 27, 1939.
Piontek signed the Volksliste (German Nationality List) after the Nazi invasion of Poland which allowed him to continue his footballing career.
His club AKS Chorzów was now playing as Germania Königshütte and with Piontek as their key player the team dominated the first division Gauliga Schlesien – part of the German football league system – throughout the early "40s far outperforming state-supported rivals 1. Football Club Katowice. After World World War II, Piontek had changed his last name to Piątek (a Polonized version).
He played at AKS Chorzów until the end of 1947-season and moved to Pogoń Katowice and played there 1947-1950.
