| Czesław Lenc | |
| Fullname: | Czesław Lenc |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Chojnice, Poland |
| Death Place: | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Years1: | 1945–1947 |
| Clubs1: | Chojniczanka Chojnice |
| Years2: | 1948–1962 |
| Clubs2: | Lechia Gdańsk |
| Caps2: | 215 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 215 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
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]
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]
Lechia Gdańsk