 Piontek in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josef Emanuel Hubertus Piontek | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Breslau, Gau Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 2026 (aged 85) | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1958 | VfL Germania Leer | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | VfL Germania Leer | ||
| 1960–1972 | Werder Bremen | 278 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1962 | West Germany U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | West Germany | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1975 | Werder Bremen | ||
| 1975–1976 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 1976–1978 | Haiti | ||
| 1978–1979 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 1979–1990 | Denmark | ||
| 1990–1993 | Turkey | ||
| 1993–1995 | Bursaspor | ||
| 1995–1996 | Aalborg BK | ||
| 1997–1999 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| 2000–2002 | Greenland | ||
| 2004 | Greenland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Josef Emanuel Hubertus "Sepp" Piontek (5 March 1940 – 18 February 2026) was a German footballer and manager. As a footballer, he mainly played for Werder Bremen between 1960 and 1973, and was capped six times for West Germany.
As a manager, he notably coached the Denmark national team between 1979 and 1990, and helped them qualify for their first ever FIFA World Cup.
Piontek died on 18 February 2026, at the age of 85, following a short illness.
