Mirosław Piękoś (born May 18, 1963) is a Polish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

Career

Piękoś played in the

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

with

Stal Mielec Stal Mielec () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's Ekstraklasa, winning the title twice (in 1973 and 1 ...

during the 1986–87 season. In 1988, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with North York Rockets. The following season he signed with league rivals

Ottawa Intrepid Ottawa Intrepid was a professional soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario that competed in the original Canadian Soccer League. They were founded as the National Capital Pioneers (also spelled National Capitals Pioneers) and played in Aylmer, Que ...

. After a season with Ottawa, he was transferred to

Kitchener Spirit The Kitchener Spirit were a professional soccer team in Kitchener, Ontario that played in the Canadian Soccer League. The team debuted in the 1990 season as the Kitchener Spirit and were renamed the Kitchener Kickers in 1991. The club folded fol ...

for the 1990 season. In 1991, he was traded to his former club North York Rockets for future considerations. In July 1991, he was placed on waivers with Hamilton Steelers signing him, and appeared in four matches. In 1993, he played in the

Canadian National Soccer League The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the foldi ...

with Richmond Hill Kick.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piękoś, Mirosław Living people 1963 births Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Polish expatriate men's footballers People from Mielec Footballers from Podkarpackie Voivodeship Stal Mielec players North York Rockets players Ottawa Intrepid players Kitchener Spirit players Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) players Ekstraklasa players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Canadian National Soccer League players Polish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada