Zbigniew Kupcewicz (born 30 April 1952) is a Polish former footballer who played as a forward.

Zbigniew Kupcewicz
Personal information
Full name Zbigniew Kupcewicz
Date of birth (1952-04-30) 30 April 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Gdańsk, Poland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1965–1966 Gwardia Olsztyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Warmia Olsztyn
1968–1969 Stal Rzeszów
1969–1970 Warmia Olsztyn
1970 Pogoń Szczecin 4 (0)
1971–1972 Lechia Gdańsk 20 (4)
1973–1974 Stomil Olsztyn
1974–1978 Arka Gdynia
1978–1979 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1980–1982 RWB Adria
1982–1983 Stomil Olsztyn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Kupcewicz started playing football with Gwardia Olsztyn.[1] He then played for Stal Rzeszów before joining I liga team Pogoń Szczecin. While with Pogoń, he made 4 appearances in the league over the 1969–70 season.[2] Kupcewicz then moved to the Tricity, joining Lechia Gdańsk, making his debut on 28 March 1971 against Gwardia Koszalin.[3] In total for Lechia Kupcewicz played in 20 games and scored 4 goals.[4] After his time with Lechia, Kupcewicz joined Lechia's rivals Arka Gdynia. While at Arka he is noted as having scored the clubs first ever goal in the I liga, Poland's top division.[5] After his first goal against ŁKS Łódź, he is known to have scored another 6 top flight goals for Arka.[6]

Kupcewicz's father, Aleksander Kupcewicz, and his brother, Janusz Kupcewicz, were also both former footballers.

References

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  1. ^ "Zbigniew Kupcewicz". lechia.gda.pl.
  2. ^ "Zbigniew Kupcewicz". wikiliga.pl.
  3. ^ "1970/71 III Liga - Gr. północna". lechia.net.
  4. ^ "1972/73 II Liga". lechia.net.
  5. ^ "Alfabet 2017. Było super - może być jeszcze lepiej!". arka.gdynia.pl.
  6. ^ "Wystepy Arki Gdynia w I lidze" (PDF). 90minut.pl.