Czesław Lenc

Polish footballer (1926–1998)

Czesław LencPersonal information

Full name|  Czesław Lenc
Date of birth|  (1926-03-14)14 March 1926
Place of birth|  Chojnice, Poland
Date of death|  7 January 1998(1998-01-07) (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

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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

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Lechia Gdańsk

* Ekstraklasa third place: 1956
* Polish Cup runner-up: 1954–55
* II liga: 1951 (group I); runner-up: 1954

## References

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1. ^ "Czesław Lenc". lechia.gda.pl.
2. ^ "Historia sekcji piłki nożnej Klubu Sportowego "Chojniczanka" Chojnice". chojniczanka2007.futbolowo.pl.
3. ^ "Pierwszy sezon w ekstraklasie (1949)". 90minut.pl.
4. ^ "Historia meczów Lechii Gdańsk z Legią". lechia.pl. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. ^ "Oni tworzyli historię. Lechia Gdańsk w 1956 roku". plus.dziennikbaltycki.pl.
6. ^ "LECHIA GDAŃSK Z BRĄZOWYM MEDALEM MISTRZOSTW POLSKI!". lechia.pl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
7. ^ "Statystyki osobiste". lechia.pl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
8. ^ "Występy". lechia.net.
9. ^ "Występy Ekstraklasa". lechia.net.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals