Mariusz Lewandowski

Mariusz Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ lɛvanˈdɔfski]; born 18 May 1979) is a Polish football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Termalica Nieciecza.

Mariusz Lewandowski
Personal information
Full name Mariusz Lewandowski
Date of birth (1979-05-18) 18 May 1979
Place of birth Legnica, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Termalica Nieciecza (Manager)
Youth career
Zagłębie Lubin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Zagłębie Lubin 36 (0)
2000–2001 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 40 (2)
2001–2010 Shakhtar Donetsk 174 (21)
2010–2013 Sevastopol 76 (14)
Total 326 (37)
National team
2002–2013 Poland 66 (5)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Zagłębie Lubin
2020– Termalica Nieciecza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was mostly a central defender and could also play as a defensive midfielder. He spent the majority of his club career with Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, with whom he won the UEFA Cup, five Ukrainian Premier League titles and 3 Ukrainian Cups. In 2009, he was named Polish Footballer of the Year.

Club career

Born in Legnica, Lewandowski started his career with Polish club Zagłębie Lubin in 1996.

After a short time in Dyskobolia Grodzisk, he was bought by Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk in 2001. For nine seasons, Lewandowski was an integral part of the team, which won 5 Ukrainian Championships and 3 Ukrainian Cups during his spell in Donetsk. On 20 May 2009, he played in the final of the UEFA Cup against Werder Bremen, with Shakhtar claiming the trophy.[1]

In July 2010, he signed with fellow Ukrainian Premier League side PFC Sevastopol.[2] On 27 November 2013, he left the Crimean club.

On 24 September 2014, after remaining a free agent for 10 months, he announced his retirement.

International career

He was named in the 23-man Poland's 2006 World Cup squad held in Germany.[3] He was also a member of the Poland squad at Euro 2008.[4]

After Franciszek Smuda took over the national team in 2009, he stopped playing for Poland.

He was however, called up by Waldemar Fornalik in October 2013 for the matches against Ukraine[5] and England in the qualification campaign for the World Cup.[6]

Coaching career


Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zagłębie 1996–97 10------10
1997–98 110------110
1998–99 21010----220
1999–00 3010----40
Total 36020----380
Dyskobolia 1999-00 140------140
2000–01 26220----282
2001–02 ----20--20
Total 4022020--442
Shakhtar 2001–02 1115120--182
2002–03 2446141--346
2003–04 2756161--397
2004–05 25282120--454
2005–06 211208010321
2006–07 1844070--294
2007–08 1812190--292
2008–09 16141100--302
2009–10 1421040--192
Total 174213876221027530
Sevastopol 2010–11 256------256
2011–12 72------72
2012–13 28450----334
2013–14 16200----162
Total 761450----8114
Career totals 326374776421043846

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2005Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland Estonia3–1WinFriendly
2.8 September 2007Lisbon, Portugal Portugal2–2DrawUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3.6 February 2008Paphos, Cyprus Czech Republic2–0WinFriendly
4.19 November 2008Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland3–2WinFriendly
5.1 April 2009Kielce, Poland San Marino10–0Win2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Honours

Club

Shakhtar Donetsk[7]

Individual

References
  1. "Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Werder Bremen 1: Match report". The Guardian. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. "Lewandowski zmienia klub" (in Polish). Onet Sport. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Poland". FIFA. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. "Poland squad for Euro 2008". The Guardian. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. "Ukraine - Poland". FIFA. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. "Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup". The Guardian. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. "M. Lewandowski". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  8. "Player of the year » Poland". World Football. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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