Piotr Świerczewski

Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr jaˈrɔswaf ɕfjɛrˈtʂɛfskʲi]; born 8 April 1972) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his 20-year professional career, he played for clubs such as Lech Poznań, GKS Katowice, AS Saint-Étienne (France), SC Bastia (France), Gamba Osaka (Japan), Olympique de Marseille (France), Birmingham City F.C. (England), Polonia Warsaw and ŁKS Łódź. His older brother Marek is also a former footballer.

Piotr Świerczewski
Piotr Świerczewski, 2018
Personal information
Full name Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski
Date of birth (1972-04-08) 8 April 1972
Place of birth Nowy Sącz, Polish People’s Republic
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Dunajec Nowy Sącz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 GKS Katowice 101 (4)
1993–1995 Saint-Étienne 61 (2)
1995–2001 Bastia 179 (11)
1999 → Gamba Osaka (loan) 16 (2)
2001–2003 Marseille 36 (1)
2003 Birmingham City 1 (0)
2003–2005 Lech Poznań 19 (0)
2005 Cracovia 0 (0)
2005–2006 Lech Poznań 39 (4)
2006–2007 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 26 (1)
2007–2008 Korona Kielce 9 (0)
2008 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 11 (1)
2008–2009 Polonia Warszawa 3 (0)
2009 ŁKS Łódź 8 (2)
2009–2010 Zagłębie Lubin 13 (0)
2010 ŁKS Łódź 14 (0)
Total 536 (28)
National team
1992–2003 Poland 70 (1)
Teams managed
2011 Znicz Pruszków
2012 ŁKS Łódź
2012–2015 Motor Lublin
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In 1993, he signed for French side Saint-Étienne after trialing for Nürnberg in Germany.[1]

International career

Świerczewski played for the Polish national team, winning 70 caps and scoring a goal. He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

Świerczewski is married to Lidia and now works for the Polish bus company Stalko.[2]

His older brother Marek is also a former footballer and Poland international.[3]

In 1993, he shared the cover of FIFA International Soccer with David Platt, in the first game in this videogame series.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Season Club League
DivisionAppsGoals
GKS Katowice 1988–89 Ekstraklasa 10
1989–90 151
1990–91 280
1991–92 302
1992–93 271
Total 1014
Saint-Étienne 1993–94 Division 1 311
1994–95 301
Total 612
Bastia 1995–96 Division 1 351
1996–97 334
1997–98 312
1998–99 201
Total 1198
Gamba Osaka 1999 J.League Division 1 122
Bastia 1999–00 Division 1 301
2000–01 323
Total 624
Marseille 2001–02 Division 1 251
2002–03 Ligue 1 110
Total 361
Birmingham City 2002–03 Premier League 10
Lech Poznań 2003–04 Ekstraklasa 190
2004–05 121
2005–06 273
Total 584
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2006–07Ekstraklasa 261
Korona Kielce 2007–08Ekstraklasa 90
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2007–08Ekstraklasa 111
Polonia Warsaw 2008–09Ekstraklasa 30
ŁKS Łódź 2008–09Ekstraklasa 82
Zagłębie Lubin 2009–10Ekstraklasa 130
ŁKS Łódź 2009–10 First League
Career total 52029

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 199220
1993101
199430
199580
199600
199770
199880
199960
200090
200190
200260
200320
Total701
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Świerczewski goal.
International goal scored by Piotr Świerczewski
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
131 March 1993Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze, Poland Lithuania1–01–1Friendly

References
  1. "Biegasz za mną, ja za tobą, kto nie padnie, ten przeżyje". weszlo.com.
  2. Łęczycki, Adrian. "Piotr Świerczewski - wielka osobowość". ekstraklasa.net.
  3. "Marek Świerczewski: - Mam nadzieję, że nic nie będzie przekręcone. Brat daleko nie ma!". Weszlo (in Polish). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "Piotr Świerczewski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  5. RSSSF
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