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 46)
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 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]

Career statistics

Club

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

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

#	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

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

Shakhtar Donetsk^[10]

• 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^[11]