Leszek Lipka (born 4 June 1958) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his active career in Wisła Kraków.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leszek Lipka | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wisła Kraków | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1990 | Wisła Kraków | 319 | (29) |
| 1990 | Błękitni Kielce | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Poland | 21 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Kraków, Lipka debuted in Ekstraklasa in the late 1970s, and remained in Wisła until 1990. He played in 378 official Wisła games, scoring 37 goals.[2]
International career
editOn 2 May 1979, he earned his first cap for the Poland national team, in a 2–0 victory over the Netherlands, at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów. Lipka was a starter in the Polish team under manager Ryszard Kulesza, and scored a goal in a 2–0 victory versus Malta in December 1980. Altogether, he capped 21 times for Poland, with his last game taking place on 25 March 1981 in Bucharest against Romania.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring, he managed several lower class teams of Lesser Poland.
Honours
editWisła Kraków
References
edit- ^ "Leszek Lipka". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Leszek Lipka at football portal www.90minut.pl
- ^ "Leszek Lipka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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