Zbigniew Kowalski (born 20 December 1958) was a former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zbigniew Kowalski | ||
| Date of birth | 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 edit
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 edit
Lechia Gdańsk
- Polish Cup: 1983
- Polish SuperCup: 1983
- II liga (western group): 1983–84
- III liga (group II): 1982–83
References edit
- ^ "Zbigniew Kowalski". Lechia.gda.pl.
- ^ "1977/78 PP". Lechia.gda.pl.
- ^ "Historia Lechii Gdańsk [sezon 1982/83]". lechia.net. 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Lechia Gdańsk w drodze po Puchar Polski – sezon 1982/83". lechiahistoria.pl. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Lechia – Piast Gliwice 2:1. Finał Pucharu Polski. 22.06.1983". lechiahistoria.pl. 30 April 2019.
- ^ "lechia.pl historia". Lechia.pl.
- ^ "Superpuchar Polski dla Lechii! (30.07.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl. 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Juventus FC – Lechia Gdańsk 7:0 (14.09.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl. 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Lechia Gdańsk – Juventus FC 2:3 (28.09.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl. 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Historia Lechii Gdańsk [sezon 1983/84]". lechia.net. 13 April 2012.