The outstanding German coach coached the Danish national team for 115 international matches and the Turkish national team for 27 international matches, and thereby belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
For his international matches as player, see Josef "Sepp" Piontek - Appearances for West Germany; for data on his club career, see Josef "Sepp" Piontek - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga.
Born: 5- 3-1940 Country: German Matches as Coach Total: 142 (W56-D32-L54 - GF189-GA173 - %50.70) Matches as Coach for Denmark: 115 (W52-D24-L39 - GF167-GA123 - %55.65) Matches as Coach for Turkey: 27 (W 4-D 8-L15 - GF 22-GA 50 - %29.63) Age First Match: 39 yr 177 d 29- 8-1979 vs. Finland 0-0 Age Last Match: 53 yr 54 d 28- 4-1993 vs. Norway 1-3 National Team Career: 13 yr 242 d
Coach for Denmark
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 29- 8-79 Mikkeli Finland 0-0 Nordic Cup
2 12- 9-79 London England 0-1 European Ch. Qualifier
3 26- 9-79 København Finland 1-0 Nordic Cup
4 31-10-79 Sofia Bulgaria 0-3 European Ch. Qualifier
5 14-11-79 Cádiz Spain 3-1
6 7- 5-80 Göteborg Sweden 1-0 Nordic Cup
7 21- 5-80 København Spain 2-2
8 4- 6-80 København Norway 3-1 Nordic Cup
9 12- 7-80 Moskva Soviet Union 0-2
10 27- 8-80 Lausanne Switzerland 1-1
11 27- 9-80 Ljubljana Yugoslavia 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
12 15-10-80 København Greece 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
13 1-11-80 Roma Italy 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
14 19-11-80 København Luxembourg 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
15 15- 4-81 København Romania 2-1
16 1- 5-81 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
17 14- 5-81 Malmö Sweden 2-1 Nordic Cup
18 3- 6-81 København Italy 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
19 12- 8-81 Tampere Finland 2-1 Nordic Cup
20 26- 8-81 København Iceland 3-0
21 9- 9-81 København Yugoslavia 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
22 23- 9-81 København Norway 2-1 Nordic Cup
23 14-10-81 Thessaloniki Greece 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
24 5- 5-82 København Sweden 1-1 Nordic Cup
25 19- 5-82 Wien Austria 0-1
26 27- 5-82 København Belgium 1-0
27 15- 6-82 Oslo Norway 1-2 Nordic Cup
28 11- 8-82 København Finland 3-2 Nordic Cup
29 1- 9-82 Bucuresti Romania 0-1
30 22- 9-82 København England 2-2 European Ch. Qualifier
31 27-10-82 København Czechoslovakia 1-3
32 10-11-82 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2-1 European Ch. Qualifier
33 27- 4-83 København Greece 1-0 European Ch. Qualifier
34 4- 5-83 Århus East Germany 1-2 Olympic Games Qual.
35 19- 5-83 Århus Norway 2-2 Olympic Games Qual.
36 1- 6-83 København Hungary 3-1 European Ch. Qualifier
37 22- 6-83 Århus Finland 3-0 Olympic Games Qual.
38 17- 8-83 Oslo Norway 1-1 Olympic Games Qual.
39 24- 8-83 Rovaniemi Finland 0-0 Olympic Games Qual.
40 7- 9-83 København France 3-1
41 21- 9-83 London England 1-0 European Ch. Qualifier
42 5-10-83 Århus Poland 0-1 Olympic Games Qual.
43 12-10-83 København Luxembourg 6-0 European Ch. Qualifier
44 26-10-83 Budapest Hungary 0-1 European Ch. Qualifier
45 16-11-83 Athinai Greece 2-0 European Ch. Qualifier
46 14- 3-84 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-6
47 11- 4-84 Valencia Spain 1-2
48 18- 4-84 Magdeburg East Germany 0-4 Olympic Games Qual.
49 22- 4-84 Lublin Poland 0-0 Olympic Games Qual.
50 16- 5-84 Praha Czechoslovakia 0-1
51 6- 6-84 Göteborg Sweden 1-0
52 8- 6-84 København Bulgaria 1-1
53 12- 6-84 Paris France 0-1 European Champion.
54 16- 6-84 Lyon Yugoslavia 5-0 European Champion.
55 19- 6-84 Strasbourg Belgium 3-2 European Champion.
56 24- 6-84 Lyon Spain 1-1 [1] European Champion.
57 12- 9-84 København Austria 3-1
58 26- 9-84 København Norway 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
59 17-10-84 Bern Switzerland 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
60 14-11-84 København Ireland 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
61 27- 1-85 Tegucigalpa Honduras 0-1
62 8- 5-85 København East Germany 4-1
63 5- 6-85 København Soviet Union 4-2 World Cup Qualifier
64 11- 9-85 København Sweden 0-3
65 25- 9-85 Moskva Soviet Union 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
66 9-10-85 København Switzerland 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
67 16-10-85 Oslo Norway 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
68 13-11-85 Dublin Ireland 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
69 26- 3-86 Belfast N. Ireland 1-1
70 9- 4-86 Sofia Bulgaria 0-3
71 13- 5-86 Oslo Norway 0-1
72 16- 5-86 København Poland 1-1
73 4- 6-86 Nezahualcoyotl Scotland 1-0 World Cup
74 8- 6-86 Nezahualcoyotl Uruguay 6-1 World Cup
75 13- 6-86 Querétaro West Germany 2-0 World Cup
76 18- 6-86 Querétaro Spain 1-5 World Cup
77 10- 9-86 Leipzig East Germany 1-0
78 24- 9-86 København West Germany 0-2
79 29-10-86 København Finland 1-0 European Ch. Qualifier
80 12-11-86 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-0 European Ch. Qualifier
81 29- 4-87 Helsinki Finland 1-0 European Ch. Qualifier
82 3- 6-87 København Czechoslovakia 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
83 26- 8-87 Stockholm Sweden 0-1
84 9- 9-87 Cardiff Wales 0-1 European Ch. Qualifier
85 23- 9-87 Hamburg West Germany 0-1
86 14-10-87 København Wales 1-0 European Ch. Qualifier
87 27- 4-88 Wien Austria 0-1
88 10- 5-88 Budapest Hungary 2-2
89 1- 6-88 København Czechoslovakia 0-1
90 5- 6-88 Odense Belgium 3-1
91 11- 6-88 Hannover Spain 2-3 European Champion.
92 14- 6-88 Gelsenkirchen West Germany 0-2 European Champion.
93 17- 6-88 Köln Italy 0-2 European Champion.
94 31- 8-88 Stockholm Sweden 2-1
95 14- 9-88 London England 0-1
96 28- 9-88 København Iceland 1-0
97 19-10-88 Athinai Greece 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
98 2- 1-88 København Bulgaria 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
99 8- 2-89 La Valletta Malta 2-0 Rothmans Tournament
100 10- 2-89 La Valletta Finland 0-0 Rothmans Tournament
101 12- 2-89 La Valletta Algeria 0-0 Rothmans Tournament
102 22- 2-89 Pisa Italy 0-1
103 12- 4-89 Aalborg Canada 2-0
104 26- 4-89 Sofia Bulgaria 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
105 17- 5-89 København Greece 7-1 World Cup Qualifier
106 7- 6-89 København England 1-1
107 14- 6-89 København Sweden 6-0 DBU 100 Anniversary
108 18- 6-89 København Brazil 4-0 DBU 100 Anniversary
109 23- 8-89 Brugge Belgium 0-3
110 6- 9-89 Amsterdam Netherlands 2-2
111 11-10-89 København Romania 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
112 15-11-89 Bucuresti Romania 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
113 5- 2-90 Dubai UA Emirates 1-1
114 14- 2-90 Cairo Egypt 0-0
115 11- 4-90 København Turkey 1-0
[1] Denmark lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.
Coach for Turkey
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 27- 5-90 Izmir Ireland 0-0
2 5- 9-90 Budapest Hungary 1-4
3 17-10-90 Dublin Ireland 0-5 European Ch. Qualifier
4 14-11-90 Istanbul Poland 0-1 European Ch. Qualifier
5 27- 2-91 Izmir Yugoslavia 1-1
6 27- 3-91 Tunis Tunisia 0-0
7 17- 4-91 Warszawa Poland 0-3 European Ch. Qualifier
8 1- 5-91 Izmir England 0-1 European Ch. Qualifier
9 15- 6-91 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 1-1
10 17- 6-91 Reykjavík Iceland 1-5
11 21- 8-91 Stara Zagora Bulgaria 0-0
12 4- 9-91 Istanbul United States 1-1
13 16-10-91 London England 0-1 European Ch. Qualifier
14 13-11-91 Istanbul Ireland 1-3 European Ch. Qualifier
15 12- 2-92 Adana Finland 1-1
16 25- 3-92 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-2
17 8- 4-92 Ankara Denmark 2-1
18 30- 5-92 Gelsenkirchen Germany 0-1
19 26- 8-92 Trabzon Bulgaria 3-2
20 23- 9-92 Poznan Poland 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
21 28-10-92 Ankara San Marino 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
22 18-11-92 London England 0-4 World Cup Qualifier
23 16-12-92 Istanbul Netherlands 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
24 24- 2-93 Utrecht Netherlands 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
25 10- 3-93 Serravalle San Marino 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
26 31- 3-93 Izmir England 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
27 28- 4-93 Oslo Norway 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
142 56 32 54 189-173 144 50.70
Types of Matches
Friendlies 56
World Cup Qualifier 30
European Ch. Qualifier 22
Nordic Cup 10
Olympic Games Qualifier 8
European Championship 7
Others Tournaments 5
World Cup 4
Total matches: 142
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