Marek Leśniak

Marek Leśniak

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-02-29) 29 February 1964
Place of birth	Goleniów, Poland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	TuSpo Richrath (manager)
Youth career
1974–1982	Pomorzanin Nowogard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1988	Pogoń Szczecin	150	(65)
1988–1992	Bayer Leverkusen	119	(20)
1992–1995	Wattenscheid	96	(25)
1995	1860 Munich	15	(2)
1996	KFC Uerdingen	17	(3)
1996–1997	Neuchâtel Xamax	41	(12)
1997–1999	Fortuna Düsseldorf	52	(16)
1999–2002	Preußen Münster	90	(30)
2002–2005	SSVg Velbert	81	(44)
2005–2006	Hilden-Nord
International career
1986–1994	Poland	20	(10)
Managerial career
2002–2005	SSVg Velbert (player-coach)
2005–2006	Germania Ratingen
2007–2009	Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
2009–2010	SSVg Velbert
2010	SG Wattenscheid 09
2011–	TuSpo Richrath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marek Leśniak (born 29 February 1964 in Goleniów) is a retired Polish footballer who played as a striker, and the current coach of TuSpo Richrath.

A prolific goalscorer, he was successful in his country in the 1980s, and then had a career in Germany which spanned nearly 20 years, broken by a half-year stint in Switzerland.

Football career

Leśniak started his professional career with Pogoń Szczecin, topping the Ekstraklasa goal charts in 1986–87, for a final runner-up position. In 1988, he moved abroad, with Germany's Bayer 04 Leverkusen, starting well (three Bundesliga goals in his first six games).

After a couple of solid seasons, Leśniak lost his importance in the side after the arrival of Ulf Kirsten, eventually leaving in 1992 to SG Wattenscheid 09, totalling 25 goals in three seasons. He continued to play in the country until 2006 (aged 42), in various levels (from 2002–05, he also acted as player-coach for SSVg Velbert).

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 March 1987	Stadion Miejski, Rybnik, Poland	Finland	2–0	3–1	International Friendly
2.	2 September 1987	Zawisza Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Romania	1–0	3–1	International Friendly
3.	2 September 1987	Zawisza Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Romania	3–0	3–1	International Friendly
4.	23 September 1987	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Hungary	3–1	3–2	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
5.	11 November 1987	Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	0–1	0–1	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
6.	13 April 1993	Stadion Radomiaka Radom, Radom, Poland	Finland	1–0	2–1	International Friendly
7.	13 April 1993	Stadion Radomiaka Radom, Radom, Poland	Finland	2–0	2–1	International Friendly
8.	19 May 1993	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–1	0–3	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	19 May 1993	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–2	0–3	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	17 November 1993	Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland	Netherlands	1–1	1–3	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• Marek Leśniak at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Marek Leśniak at Soccerway
• Marek Leśniak at National-Football-Teams.com