Czesław Lenc
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Czesław Lenc | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Chojnice, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 7 January 1998 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1947 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | ||
| 1948–1962 | Lechia Gdańsk | 215 | (2) |
| Total | 215 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Czesław Lenc (14 April 1926 – 7 January 1998) was a Polish footballer who played as a left-back. Born in Chojnice, Lenc started playing football with his local team Chojniczanka Chojnice in 1945, before moving to Lechia Gdańsk in 1948 and spending 14 seasons with the club.[1]
Biography
[edit]Lenc played three seasons with Chojniczanka, during which period he became an important player for the club.[2] In 1948 he moved to Lechia Gdańsk where in his first season he helped Lechia win promotion to the I Liga by winning the league. Lenc was in the first Lechia team to play in the top division in 1949.[3] During his time with Lechia he won the II liga, also finished as runners up once, reached the final of the Polish Cup, finished as runners-up after losing 5–0 to Legia Warsaw,[4] and was involved in Lechia's joint highest finish in the Polish league, 3rd, which was achieved in 1956 and has only been matched once in 2019.[5][6] In total he played 232 games, scoring 4 goals in all competitions with Lechia.[7] Lenc features highly on the list of all-time appearances made for Lechia,[8] and is currently 3rd on the list for appearances made in the top division with 182.[9]
Honours
[edit]Lechia Gdańsk
- Ekstraklasa third place: 1956
- Polish Cup runner-up: 1954–55
- II liga: 1951 (group I); runner-up: 1954
References
[edit]- ^ "Czesław Lenc". lechia.gda.pl.
- ^ "Historia sekcji piłki nożnej Klubu Sportowego "Chojniczanka" Chojnice". chojniczanka2007.futbolowo.pl.
- ^ "Pierwszy sezon w ekstraklasie (1949)". 90minut.pl.
- ^ "Historia meczów Lechii Gdańsk z Legią". lechia.pl. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Oni tworzyli historię. Lechia Gdańsk w 1956 roku". plus.dziennikbaltycki.pl.
- ^ "LECHIA GDAŃSK Z BRĄZOWYM MEDALEM MISTRZOSTW POLSKI!". lechia.pl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Statystyki osobiste". lechia.pl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Występy". lechia.net.
- ^ "Występy Ekstraklasa". lechia.net.