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Sepp Piontek, coach of the exciting Denmark team of the mid-1980s, has died at 85

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Sepp Piontek, the German coach who led the exciting Denmark team in the 1980s, has died. The Danish soccer federation has onfirmed the news without stating the cause of death. Piontek was 85. He took a team popularly known as…

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Under Sepp's leadership, the Danish national team made great strides forward and qualified for the 1984 European Championship, where Denmark thrilled the entire football world with their aggressive and courageous play.

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Josef "Sepp" Piontek, former coach of the Danish and Turkish national football teams, has died at the age of 85.

·Budapest, Hungary
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In the 1980s, the ex-bremen pro made Denmark world famous in football. The 1992 European Championship title rests on its foundation.

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Sepp Piontek, coach of the exciting Denmark team of the mid-1980s, has died at 85

Sepp Piontek, the German coach who led the exciting Denmark team in the 1980s, has died. The Danish soccer federation has onfirmed the news without stating the cause of death. Piontek was 85. He took a team popularly known as…

·Calhoun, United States
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Former football coach Sepp Piontek is dead.

·Germany
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Former German footballer and coach Sepp Piontek died today at the age of 85, the German news agency dpa reports. In his rich coaching career, he made his mark on Danish football, leading the country's national team to the World Cup for the first time in history in 1986.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Ekstra Bladet broke the news in Denmark on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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