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Mariusz Lewandowski

Mariusz Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ lɛvanˈdɔfski]; born 18 May 1979) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Polish I liga club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.[2]

Mariusz Lewandowski
Lewandowski with Shakhtar Donetsk
Personal information
Full name Mariusz Lewandowski[1]
Date of birth (1979-05-18) 18 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Legnica, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
Zagłębie Lubin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Zagłębie Lubin 37 (0)
2000–2001 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 40 (2)
2001–2010 Shakhtar Donetsk 174 (21)
2001–2002 → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 6 (0)
2010–2013 Sevastopol 76 (14)
Total 333 (37)
International career
2002–2013 Poland 66 (5)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Zagłębie Lubin
2020–2021 Bruk-Bet Termalica
2022–2023 Radomiak Radom
2023–2024 Bruk-Bet Termalica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3]

Club career

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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.[4]

In July 2010, he signed with fellow Ukrainian Premier League side PFC Sevastopol.[5] 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

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He was named in the 23-man Poland's 2006 World Cup squad held in Germany.[6] He was also a member of the Poland squad at Euro 2008.[7]

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[8] and England in the qualification campaign for the World Cup.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zagłębie 1996–97 2 0 - - - - - - 2 0
1997–98 11 0 - - - - - - 11 0
1998–99 21 0 1 0 - - - - 22 0
1999–00 3 0 1 0 - - - - 4 0
Total 37 0 2 0 - - - - 39 0
Dyskobolia 1999-00 14 0 - - - - - - 14 0
2000–01 26 2 2 0 - - - - 28 2
2001–02 - - - - 2 0 - - 2 0
Total 40 2 2 0 2 0 - - 44 2
Shakhtar 2001–02 11 1 5 1 2 0 - - 18 2
2002–03 24 4 6 1 4 1 - - 34 6
2003–04 27 5 6 1 6 1 - - 39 7
2004–05 25 2 8 2 12 0 - - 45 4
2005–06 21 1 2 0 8 0 1 0 32 1
2006–07 18 4 4 0 7 0 - - 29 4
2007–08 18 1 2 1 9 0 - - 29 2
2008–09 16 1 4 1 10 0 - - 30 2
2009–10 14 2 1 0 4 0 - - 19 2
Total 174 21 38 7 62 2 1 0 275 30
Sevastopol 2010–11 25 6 - - - - - - 25 6
2011–12 7 2 - - - - - - 7 2
2012–13 28 4 5 0 - - - - 33 4
2013–14 16 2 0 0 - - - - 16 2
Total 76 14 5 0 - - - - 81 14
Career totals 327 37 47 7 64 2 1 0 439 46

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2002 5 0
2003 6 0
2004 7 0
2005 5 1
2006 7 0
2007 12 1
2008 14 2
2009 8 1
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 2 0
Total 66 5

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2005 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland   Estonia 3–1 Win Friendly
2. 8 September 2007 Lisbon, Portugal   Portugal 2–2 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3. 6 February 2008 Paphos, Cyprus   Czech Republic 2–0 Win Friendly
4. 19 November 2008 Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 3–2 Win Friendly
5. 1 April 2009 Kielce, Poland   San Marino 10–0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 8 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Zagłębie Lubin 28 November 2017 29 October 2018 35 12 9 14 45 51 −6 034.29
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 8 January 2020 13 December 2021 71 30 20 21 102 75 27 042.25
Radomiak Radom 25 April 2022 16 April 2023 35 12 9 14 40 46 −6 034.29
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 16 June 2023 11 March 2024 25 8 8 9 43 39 4 032.00
Total 166 62 46 58 230 211 19 037.35

Honours

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Shakhtar Donetsk[10]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Znamy szkoleniowca "Słoni"" (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "M. Lewandowski piłkarzem roku!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 13 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Werder Bremen 1: Match report". The Guardian. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Lewandowski zmienia klub" (in Polish). Onet Sport. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Poland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Poland squad for Euro 2008". The Guardian. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Ukraine - Poland". FIFA. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup". The Guardian. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. ^ "M. Lewandowski". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Player of the year » Poland". World Football. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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