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Polish footballer and manager
Marek Sebastian Le?niak
(born 29 February 1964) is a Polish former professional
footballer
who played as a
striker
.
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A prolific goalscorer, he was successful in his country in the 1980s, and then had a career in Germany which spanned nearly 20 years, broken by a half-year stint in Switzerland.
Career
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Le?niak was born in
Goleniow
. He started his professional career with
Pogo? Szczecin
, topping the
Ekstraklasa
goal charts in
1986?87
, for a final runner-up position. In 1988, he moved abroad, with German side
Bayer Leverkusen
, starting his stint of well by scoring three
Bundesliga
goals in his first six games.
After a couple of solid seasons, Le?niak lost his importance in the side after the arrival of
Ulf Kirsten
, eventually leaving in 1992 to
SG Wattenscheid 09
, totalling 25 goals in three seasons. He continued to play in the country until 2006, aged 42, in various levels. From 2002 to 2005, he also acted as
player-coach
for
SSVg Velbert
.
Career statistics
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International goals
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- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Le?niak goal.
List of international goals scored by Marek Le?niak
No.
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1
|
18 March 1987
|
Stadion Miejski
,
Rybnik
, Poland
|
Finland
|
2?0
|
3?1
|
Friendly
|
2
|
2 September 1987
|
Zawisza Bydgoszcz Stadium
,
Bydgoszcz
, Poland
|
Romania
|
1?0
|
3?1
|
Friendly
|
3
|
3?0
|
4
|
23 September 1987
|
Polish Army Stadium
,
Warsaw
, Poland
|
Hungary
|
3?1
|
3?2
|
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
|
5
|
11 November 1987
|
Makario Stadium
,
Nicosia
, Cyprus
|
Cyprus
|
1?0
|
1?0
|
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
|
6
|
13 April 1993
|
Stadion Radomiaka Radom
,
Radom
, Poland
|
Finland
|
1?0
|
2?1
|
Friendly
|
7
|
2?0
|
8
|
19 May 1993
|
Stadio Olimpico
,
Serravalle
, San Marino
|
San Marino
|
1?0
|
3?0
|
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
9
|
2?0
|
10
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17 November 1993
|
Stadion Miejski
,
Pozna?
, Poland
|
Netherlands
|
1?1
|
1?3
|
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Honours
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