Zbigniew Kowalski (footballer, born 1958)

Zbigniew Kowalski (born 20 December 1958) was a former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Zbigniew Kowalski
Personal information
Full name Zbigniew Kowalski
Date of birth (1958-12-20) 20 December 1958[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1977 Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1984 Lechia Gdańsk 78 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football

Kowalski is most well known for his time with Lechia Gdańsk. He made his Lechia debut on 31 July 1977 in the Polish Cup against Stal Stalowa Wola.[2] In his first 4 seasons Kowalski made 52 league appearances before Lechia were relegated at the end of the 1981–82 season. Despite being relegated to the third tier, it was a time which would become an historic period for the club. The 1982–83 season saw Lechia winning the III liga[3] with Kowalski playing in five games of Lechias winning Polish Cup run, beating Piast Gliwice in the final 2–1.[4][5][6] The following season Lechia won the Polish SuperCup final as Lechia won by beating the Polish champions Lech Poznań 1–0,[7] but Kowalski was not part of that squad. He also played in both games as Lechia faced European footballing giants Juventus in a European competition due to the previous season's cup win.[8][9] Lechia also won promotion to the top division that season by winning the II liga for the 1983–84 season.[10] Kowalski left Lechia the following season after 26 league games in the club's two promotion seasons.

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk

  • Polish Cup: 1983
  • Polish SuperCup: 1983
  • II liga (western group): 1983–84
  • III liga (group II): 1982–83

References
  1. "Zbigniew Kowalski". Lechia.gda.pl.
  2. "1977/78 PP". Lechia.gda.pl.
  3. "Historia Lechii Gdańsk [sezon 1982/83]". lechia.net. 19 April 2012.
  4. "Lechia Gdańsk w drodze po Puchar Polski – sezon 1982/83". lechiahistoria.pl. 29 April 2019.
  5. "Lechia – Piast Gliwice 2:1. Finał Pucharu Polski. 22.06.1983". lechiahistoria.pl. 30 April 2019.
  6. "lechia.pl historia". Lechia.pl.
  7. "Superpuchar Polski dla Lechii! (30.07.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl. 30 July 2016.
  8. "Juventus FC – Lechia Gdańsk 7:0 (14.09.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl. 14 September 2016.
  9. "Lechia Gdańsk – Juventus FC 2:3 (28.09.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl. 28 September 2016.
  10. "Historia Lechii Gdańsk [sezon 1983/84]". lechia.net. 13 April 2012.
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