Marek Kowalczyk

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Marek Kowalczyk
Personal information
Full name Marek Kowalczyk
Date of birth (1961-06-28) 28 June 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Kołobrzeg, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Wisła Tczew
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1981 Wisła Tczew
1981–1986 Lechia Gdańsk 100 (16)
1986–1987 Arka Gdynia
1988–1989 Kickers Offenbach
1989–1992 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marek Kowalczyk (born 28 June 1961) [1] is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Kołobrzeg, 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 Super Cup, and became Lechia's first ever goalscorer in a European competition scoring against Juventus , 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]

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk

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References

  1. "Ludzie Lechii: Marek Kowalczyk". lechia.gda.pl.
  2. "Marek Kowalczyk - piłkarz trochę zapomniany". gdansk.naszemiasto.pl.
  3. "Marek Kowalczyk: Lechia to całe moje życie". lechiahistoria.pl.
  4. "Lechia Gdańsk – Juventus FC 2:3 (28.09.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl.
  5. "Marek Kowalczyk Stats". lechia.net.