Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zbigniew Kowalski | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 December 1958||
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 |
Zbigniew Kowalski (born 20 December 1958) was a former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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.
Lechia Gdańsk