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Mariusz Lewandowski

Polish footballer and manager

Mariusz Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation::; born 18 May 1979) is a Polish football manager and a former player. He currently manages Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom.

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 *les and 3 Ukrainian Cups. In 2009, he was named Polish Footballer of the Year.

Contents

  • 1 Club career
  • 2 International career
  • 3 Career statistics
    • 3.1 Club
    • 3.2 International goals
  • 4 Honours
    • 4.1 Club
    • 4.2 Individual
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

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.

In July 2010, he signed with fellow Ukrainian Premier League side PFC Sevastopol. 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. He was also a member of the Poland squad at Euro 2008.

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 and England in the qualification campaign for the World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Club

Shakhtar Donetsk

  • 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 Player of the Year: 2009

References

    External links

    • Mariusz Lewandowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)