Marek Kowalczyk

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

Marek Kowalczyk

Personal information
Full name	Marek Kowalczyk
Date of birth	(1961-06-28) 28 June 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Kołobrzeg, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Forward
Youth career
	Wisła Tczew
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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

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

• II liga West: 1983–84
• III liga, group II: 1982–83
• Polish Cup: 1982–83
• Polish Super Cup: 1983