Mariusz Lewandowski
Polish footballer and manager
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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]
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Lewandowski with Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariusz Lewandowski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Legnica, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 the Polish Footballer of the Year.[3]
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.[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
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]
Coaching career
On 28 November 2017, Lewandowski took over as head coach of Zagłębie Lubin, replacing Piotr Stokowiec, who had been dismissed the day before.[10] Due to the team's poor results in the autumn round of the 2018–19 season and the Polish Cup, Zagłębie Lubin dismissed Lewandowski from his position as head coach on 29 October 2018.[11]
On 8 January 2020, Lewandowski took up the position of head coach of I liga club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, a position he held until 13 December 2021.[12][13] From 25 April 2022 to 16 April 2023, he managed Radomiak Radom in the Ekstraklasa.[14] On 16 June 2023, after less than three and a half years since his last appointment, he returned to Bruk-Bet Termalica.[15] On 11 March 2024, his dismissal was announced due to unsatisfactory results.[16]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zagłębie | 1996–97 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Dyskobolia | 1999–2000 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ekstraklasa | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Shakhtar | 2001–02 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2002–03 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6[f] | 1 | — | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 1 | 46 | 5 | |
| 2005–06 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[i] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7[j] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10[k] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[l] | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 174 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 31 | ||
| Sevastopol | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2011–12 | Ukrainian First League | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian First League | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 76 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 81 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 327 | 37 | 45 | 7 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 441 | 47 | ||
- Includes Polish Cup, Ukrainian Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Appearance in Polish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
- Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Cup
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
| 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 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lewandowski goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2005 | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland |  Estonia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 September 2007 | Lisbon, Portugal |  Portugal | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3 | 6 February 2008 | Paphos, Cyprus |  Czech Republic | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 19 November 2008 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 1 April 2009 | Kielce, Poland |  San Marino | 7–0 | 10–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 8 March 2024
| 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 | 34.29 |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 8 January 2020 | 13 December 2021 | 71 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 102 | 75 | +27 | 42.25 |
| Radomiak Radom | 25 April 2022 | 16 April 2023 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34.29 |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 16 June 2023 | 11 March 2024 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 32.00 |
| Total | 166 | 62 | 46 | 58 | 230 | 211 | +19 | 37.35 | ||
Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk[17]
- UEFA Cup: 2008–09
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Ukrainian Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2007–08
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2005, 2008, 2010
Individual
- Shakhtar Donetsk's All-Time XI
- Polish Footballer of the Year: 2009[18]
