Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marek Kowalczyk | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Kolobrzeg, Poland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Wisła Tczew | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1981 | Wisła Tczew | ||
1981–1986 | Lechia Gdańsk | 100 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Marek Kowalczyk (born 28 June 1961)[1] is a former Polish footballer. Born in Kolobrzeg, Kowalczyk started his footballing career with Wisła Tczew, rising through the youth teams before playing for the first team.[2][3] He is mostly known for his spell with Lechia Gdańsk with whom he won the Polish Cup, the Polish SuperCup, and became Lechia's first ever goalscorer in a European competition scoring against Juventus FC, all three achieved in 1983.[4] In total Kowalczyk spent 5 seasons with Lechia, winning promotion from the third tier to the top tier during his short spell. He played a total of 116 games and scored 20 goals in all competitions.[5]
Lechia Gdańsk