Lech Kulwicki
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lech Kulwicki | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Tczew, Poland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1969 | Unia Tczew | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Unia Tczew | ||
1970–1972 | Flota Gdynia | ||
1972–1977 | Polonia Gdańsk | ||
1977–1985 | Lechia Gdańsk | 193 | (6) |
1985–1986 | Wisła Tczew | ||
1986–1991 | Polonia Sydney | ||
Managerial career | |||
Wisła Tczew | |||
Unia Tczew | |||
Orła Trąbki Wielkie | |||
Motławy Suchy Dąb | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lech Kulwicki (born 2 November 1951) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender. He played for five teams in the Pomeranian region, ending his playing career by spending 5 seasons in Australia.
Football
Early years
Born in Tczew, Kulwicki started his playing career with the youth sides of local team Unia Tczew. He made his Unia and professional debut on 17 August 1969 in a game against Olimpia Elbląg.[1] After one season with Unia, Kulwicki joined Flota Gdynia for two seasons before joining Polonia Gdańsk, where he spent a total of five seasons.[2][3] In his first season with Polonia Kulwicki was part of the team who won promotion to the second division and playing half of the 1976–77 season where the team finished third, and narrowly missed out on promotion to the top division, the club's highest ever finish in the Polish leagues.
Lechia Gdańsk
In 1977 he moved to
Later years
After Lechia he played a season with Wisła Tczew before spending five years in Australia with Polonia Sydney.[14] After his playing career he returned to Lechia Gdańsk where he became assistant managers for Janusz Kupcewicz, Jerzy Jastrzębowski, and Romuald Szukiełowicz. In 2000 Kulwicki became the assistant manager for Wiesław Wika at Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk for a week. He later went on to become manager of Wisła Tczew, Unia Tczew,[15] Orła Trąbki Wielkie and Motławy Suchy Dąb.[16]
Personal life
Kulwicki is commemorated by a star at the
Honours
Polonia Gdańsk
- II liga (northern group)
- Third-place: 1976–77
- III liga (group IV)
- Winners: 1972–73
Lechia Gdańsk
- Polish Cup
- Winners: 1983
- Polish SuperCup
- Winners: 1983
- II liga (western group)
- Winners: 1983–84
- III liga (group II)
- Winners: 1982–83
Wisła Tczew
- III liga (group II)
- Third-place: 1985–86
References
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- ^ "W sobotę benefis byłego piłkarza Lechii Lecha Kulwickiego". trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl.
- ^ "Lech Kulwicki - career in Poland". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Historia Lechii Gdańsk [sezon 1982/83]". lechia.net.
- ^ "Lechia Gdańsk w drodze po Puchar Polski – sezon 1982/83". lechiahistoria.pl.
- ^ "Lechia – Piast Gliwice 2:1. Finał Pucharu Polski. 22.06.1983". lechiahistoria.pl.
- ^ "lechia.pl historia". Lechia.pl.
- ^ "Superpuchar Polski dla Lechii! (30.07.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl.
- ^ "Juventus FC – Lechia Gdańsk 7:0 (14.09.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl.
- ^ "Lechia Gdańsk – Juventus FC 2:3 (28.09.1983)". lechiahistoria.pl.
- ^ "Lech Kulwicki". lechiahistoria.pl.
- ^ "Historia Lechii Gdańsk [sezon 1983/84]". lechia.net.
- ^ "Lech Kulwicki Lechia Stats". lechia.net.
- ^ "LECH KULWICKI". unia.tczew.pl.
- ^ "Czy Lech Kulwicki to odpowiedni trener dla Unii Tczew?". sport.pl.
- ^ "Benefis Lecha Kulwickiego - wychowanka Unii Tczew". tcz.pl.
- ^ "Zapomniane gwiazdy Lechii Gdańsk ze stadionu przy ulicy Traugutta". gol24.pl.