Piotr Reiss

Piotr Reiss
Reiss in 2011
Personal information
Full name Piotr Reiss
Date of birth (1972-06-20) 20 June 1972
Place of birth Poznań, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1981–1990 Lech Poznań
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)
1999–2001 Hertha BSC 16 (1)
1999–2000 → MSV Duisburg (loan) 22 (5)
2001 Greuther Fürth 9 (0)
2002–2009 Lech Poznań 187 (62)
2009–2012 Warta Poznań 93 (35)
2012–2013 Lech Poznań 8 (1)
International career
1998–2000 Poland 4 (1)
Managerial career
2014 Tarnovia Tarnowo Podgórne
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Piotr Reiss (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ˈrɛjs]; 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 them for many years and being an ardent fan of the club himself.[2]

Club career

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.

Towards the end of his career, wanting to stay in his hometown, he went to play for Poznań's second professional team, I liga side Warta, scoring 35 goals, before returning to Lech in order to enjoy a farewell season with his favourite club in 2012.[3] On 21 April 2013, at the age of 40 years and 305 days, he became the oldest recorded goalscorer in Ekstraklasa's history after scoring in a 3–1 home win against Zagłębie Lubin.[4] He retired at the end of the season, with a total of 109 goals in Polish top division.[5]

International career

Reiss featured for the Poland national team. Reiss' debut for Poland took place on 10 November 1998 in an away game against Slovakia, scoring the opening goal. 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-operated with Lech's youth system.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lech Poznań 1994–95 Ekstraklasa 34 9 3 1 — — 37 10
1995–96 Ekstraklasa 30 6 2 1 — — 32 7
1996–97 Ekstraklasa 33 12 1 0 — — 34 12
1997–98 Ekstraklasa 34 11 3 1 — — 37 12
1998–99 Ekstraklasa 15 12 1 1 — — 16 13
Total 146 50 10 0 — — 156 54
Hertha BSC 1998–99 Bundesliga 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
2000–01 Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 1 0 1[c] 1 9 1
Total 16 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 19 2
MSV Duisburg (loan) 1999–2000 Bundesliga 22 5 0 0 — 0 0 22 5
Greuther Fürth 2001–02 2. Bundesliga 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Lech Poznań 2001–02 II liga 13 4 0 0 2 0 — 15 4
2002–03 Ekstraklasa 27 4 3 2 — — 30 6
2003–04 Ekstraklasa 26 13 8 8 — — 34 21
2004–05 Ekstraklasa 26 9 10 5 — 2[c] 0 38 14
2005–06 Ekstraklasa 28 11 8 0 — 3[d] 0 39 11
2006–07 Ekstraklasa 28 15 3 1 3 2 1[d] 0 35 18
2007–08 Ekstraklasa 24 5 1 0 2 0 — 27 5
2008–09 Ekstraklasa 15 1 2 0 4 0 5[c] 1 26 2
Total 187 62 35 16 11 2 11 1 244 81
Warta Poznań 2009–10 I liga 33 16 0 0 — — 33 16
2010–11 I liga 29 9 1 0 — — 30 9
2011–12 I liga 31 10 1 0 — — 32 10
Total 93 35 2 0 — — 95 35
Lech Poznań 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 8 1 — — — 8 1
Career total 481 154 50 20 12 2 12 2 555 178
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes DFL-Ligapokal, Polish League Cup, Ekstraklasa Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland
1998 1 1
1999 1 0
2000 2 0
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Reiss goal.
List of international goals scored by Piotr Reiss
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 November 1998 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia 1–0 3–1 Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 November 2014
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Tarnovia Tarnowo Podgórne 10 October 2014 10 December 2014 9 2 1 6 13 21 −8 022.22
Total 9 2 1 6 13 21 −8 022.22

Honours

Lech Poznań

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Piotr Reiss". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Wywiad: Piotr Reiss". 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ "40-letni Reiss wraca do Lecha". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Reiss dogonił Szarmacha. Pobił rekord wszech czasów". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 22 April 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Reiss już gola nie strzeli". sport.wprost.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ^ Piotr Reiss at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  7. ^ "Piotr Reiss". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Puchar Polski 2003/2004 - strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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