Antoni Piechniczek received the Lux ex Silesia award
The ceremony of presenting the Lux ex Silesia award to the former coach of Piłkam Polish Piechniczek from the Metropolitan of Katowice in Warsaw. Wiktor Skworca Photo. PAP / Tomasz Wiktor
Coach Antoni Piechniczek, from whom the Polish football team won a place at the 1982 world championship, received the prize of Katowice Metropolitan Lux from Silesia – Light from Silesia on Sunday. He is the first representative of the world of sport to receive this award.
Establishing the Lux 30 award years ago close to people who have their own activities – scientific, artistic and social – showing high moral values and making lasting contributions to the culture of Upper Silesia.
“Thank you very much, Mr. Antoni, for the testimony of life. Today in the Gospel the subject of gratitude was touched upon – and my grateful Lord and we could compose a whole litany of what we want to thank you for. also, thank you very much for always playing fair play in such a game, and teaching them quickly.
While thanking for the distinction, Antoni Piechniczek recalled many Silesian athletes – record holders in their disciplines, worthy of awards. “I feel distinguished, and I ask myself how many people about sport in Silesia – world record holders, Olympic medalists, coaches champions – all in the place where I am standing now, how many deserved this kind of kind. – said the awarded coach.
Piechniczek recalled his existence – as a high school student – in the annual pilgrimages of men to the sanctuary in Piekary Śląskie, where homilies were then delivered, among others, by Cardinals Karol Wojtyła and Stefan Wyszyński. It was there – said the laureate – that he learned the important ethos of family in Silesia, work ethos and attachment to the “small homeland”.
In laudation, the vice-rector of the Academy of Physical Education (AWF) in Katowice, prof. Rajmund Tomik recalled what he had learned during the war.
“The matches, these successes, cheered the tormented success, said that although they could be incorporated into reality for a moment, they filled a lot with the hope that they were growing to lead to this success. The main creator of this success was Antoni Piechniczek – Light from Silesia ”- said the professor of AWF.
80-year-old Antoni Piechniczek has been cooperating with the University of Physical Education in Katowice for over 20 years, he is an honorary doctorate of this university. As you mentioned on Sunday, while working on important and important works for him on the Polish training thought. The laureate is also, inter alia, honorary citizen of Świętochłowice, Opole and Chorzów.
Prof. Tomik, referred to the fact that she created her attitude by playing in Legia Warszawa, “showed his peers from Silesia that it was possible to derive more and probably more than one inspiration of water on a larger scale”.
Antoni Piechniczek was born on May 3, 1942 in Chorzów. Successes to play in Zrywie Chorzów, later he played in Naprzodzie Lipiny, Legia Warszawa, Ruch Chorzów and French Chateauroux. In 1964 he won the Polish Cup with Legia, and in 1968 the Polish championship with Ruch Chorzów. He played three matches in the Polish mosque. He played midfield and washed defense.
The greatest successes since the inception as a trainer. The Polish national team at the World Cup is repeated twice – in 1982 in Spain and in 1986 in Mexico. In the game of the first restaurant, by the game, she won the place where you ended up in the 1/8 final.
By announcing on August 17 this year. The name of this year’s laureate of the Lux ex abp Skworc award is more that Antoni Piechniczek attribute all levels of a sports career – from the little one of every footballer, through the coach to the fans of Polish footballers. Later Piechniczek is also the manager of Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. After the coach’s promotion, he was, among others voivodeship councilor Śląski, senator, vice-president of the Polish Football Association.
Lux Prize with Silesia, which is connected with the Mountain, characterized by Christian virtues and associated with scientific, artistic or activity for Silesia. The award was funded in 1994 by the then Metropolitan of Katowice, Archbishop Damian Zimoń. So far, they have received it, among others linguist Irena Bajerowa, composers Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Wojciech Kilar, physician Kornel Gibiński, Franciszek Kokot and Władysław Nasiłowski, linguist Jan Miodek, bishop of the Polish diocese, Archbishop Alfons Nossol, director of the Silesian Library Jan Malicki, Song and Dance Ensemble “Silesia” and an actor.
An award for Antoni Piechniczek on Sunday at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice during the 42-year inter-university inauguration of the year of activity at Silesian universities.
In his homily, Archbishop Wiktor Skworc of Katowice referred to the figure of St. Francis, having the possibility that his attitude could be increased to – as he said – “opting for an alternative way of solving the problem” – contemplation may be an alternative to achieve, having the possibility of becoming obsessed with a better solution, according to the solution “Less alternative way “.
The Metropolitan established an approach to the approach to problems, citing lectures in this area. “We remember about those intentions that can be created.
He recalled the appeal of the bishops from the province of Silesia from 2015, which indicated, inter alia, the need to change the tools of change in favor of a quality council. “Developed remedial plans by local governments.
He said that “the air should be cleaned of the effects of human quality improvement – a period in the prenatal period when waste, waste and products are burned carelessly in furnaces.”
“You cannot heat or house yourself to improved services. to care for all those affected by energy cables with poverty or even exclusion “- said the Metropolitan of Katowice in the Sunday homily. (PAP)
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