Piotr Świerczewski

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)
International career
1992–2003	Poland	70	(1)
Managerial career
2011	Znicz Pruszków
2012	ŁKS Łódź
2012–2015	Motor Lublin
Medal record Representing Poland Men's Football 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

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

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

Season	Club	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
GKS Katowice	1988–89	Ekstraklasa	1	0
	1989–90		15	1
	1990–91		28	0
	1991–92		30	2
	1992–93		27	1
	Total		101	4
Saint-Étienne	1993–94	Division 1	31	1
	1994–95		30	1
	Total		61	2
Bastia	1995–96	Division 1	35	1
	1996–97		33	4
	1997–98		31	2
	1998–99		20	1
	Total		119	8
Gamba Osaka	1999	J.League Division 1	12	2
Bastia	1999–00	Division 1	30	1
	2000–01		32	3
	Total		62	4
Marseille	2001–02	Division 1	25	1
	2002–03	Ligue 1	11	0
	Total		36	1
Birmingham City	2002–03	Premier League	1	0
Lech Poznań	2003–04	Ekstraklasa	19	0
	2004–05		12	1
	2005–06		27	3
	Total		58	4
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski	2006–07	Ekstraklasa	26	1
Korona Kielce	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	9	0
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	11	1
Polonia Warsaw	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	3	0
ŁKS Łódź	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	8	2
Zagłębie Lubin	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	13	0
ŁKS Łódź	2009–10	First League
Career total			520	29

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1992	2	0
	1993	10	1
	1994	3	0
	1995	8	0
	1996	0	0
	1997	7	0
	1998	8	0
	1999	6	0
	2000	9	0
	2001	9	0
	2002	6	0
	2003	2	0
Total		70	1

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
1	31 March 1993	Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze, Poland	Lithuania	1–0	1–1	Friendly

External links

• Piotr Świerczewski – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Piotr Świerczewski at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Piotr Świerczewski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)