Leszek Lipka
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| 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 | 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 | |||
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]
Born 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
On 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.
