Torben Piechnik

• Full name: Torben Piechnik
• Nationality: Denmark
• Position: Defender (central defender / centre-back)
• Date of birth: 22 September 1963
• Place of birth: Glostrup, Denmark

Club career (highlights)

• Started professional career in Denmark, notable early club: B 1903 (and later merged into FC Copenhagen lineage)
• Lyngby BK – key Danish club where he established himself domestically
• Moved to England: played for Liverpool FC (signed 1991), featuring in the English First Division/Premiership era
• Also had spells at Ikast FS in Denmark and Akademisk Boldklub (AB)

International career

• Denmark national team caps: Around 25 appearances (early 1990s)
• Member of Denmark’s squads during the early 1990s; part of the national setup around the time of UEFA Euro 1992 (Denmark won the tournament), though he did not play a central role in the final tournament matches

Playing style and legacy

• Known as a solid, no-nonsense centre-back with good positional sense and aerial ability
• Remembered in Denmark for his domestic performances and for being one of the Danish defenders who made the move to play abroad in the early 1990s

Notes: Exact club appearance and goal totals can vary between sources; for definitive statistics (match-by-match appearances, goals, and precise cap count) refer to national team records, club archives or established databases such as the Danish Football Association (DBU), Liverpool FC historical records, or recognized statistical sites.