Piotr Świerczewski

Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtrjaˈrɔswafɕfjɛrˈt͡ʂɛfskʲi]; 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, Polonia Warsaw, ŁKS Łódź, French clubs Saint-Étienne, Bastia and Marseille, Japanese side Gamba Osaka and England outfit Birmingham City, among others. His older brother Marek is also a former footballer.

Club career

In 1993, Świerczewski signed for French side Saint-Étienne after trialing for 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany.

Świerczewski played for the Poland 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.

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.

He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 3 November 1998.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season	Club	League
Division	Apps	Goals
GKS Katowice	1988–89	Ekstraklasa	1	0
1989–90	Ekstraklasa	15	1
1990–91	Ekstraklasa	28	0
1991–92	Ekstraklasa	30	2
1992–93	Ekstraklasa	27	1
Total	101	4
Saint-Étienne	1993–94	Division 1	31	1
1994–95	Division 1	30	1
Total	61	2
Bastia	1995–96	Division 1	35	1
1996–97	Division 1	33	4
1997–98	Division 1	31	2
1998–99	Division 1	20	1
Total	119	8
Gamba Osaka	1999	J.League Division 1	12	2
Bastia	1999–2000	Division 1	30	1
2000–01	Division 1	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	Ekstraklasa	12	1
2005–06	Ekstraklasa	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	I liga	14	0
Tarnovia Tarnowo Podgórne	2014–15	III liga	4	0
Career total	538	29

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

As of match played 12 June 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Znicz Pruszków	12 April 2011	20 June 2011	11	4	6	1	16	9	+7	036.36
ŁKS Łódź	7 February 2012	31 May 2012	13	1	6	6	11	19	−8	007.69
Motor Lublin	12 September 2012	19 April 2013	14	4	5	5	21	23	−2	028.57
Weszło Warsaw	20 January 2020	30 June 2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Sandecja Nowy Sącz (caretaker)	6 July 2020	31 July 2020	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Znicz Pruszków	21 May 2021	30 June 2021	5	1	2	2	1	3	−2	020.00
Career total	47	12	20	15	52	56	−4	025.53

GKS Katowice

Bastia

Lech Poznań

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Poland Olympic