Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski (; born 8 April 1972) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. During his 20-year professional career, he played for clubs such as

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , ) is a Polish professional football club based in Katowice. They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the I liga in 2024. History In 1963 in Katowice a spe ...

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, ...

, French clubs

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and

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, Japanese side

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and England outfit

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, among others. His older brother Marek is also a former footballer.

Club career

In 1993, Świerczewski signed for French side

after trialing for 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany.

International career

Świerczewski played for the Poland national team, winning 70 caps and scoring a goal. He was a participant at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

, where Poland won the silver medal, and at the

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

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

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with David Platt, in the first game in this videogame series. He acquired

French nationality French nationality law is historically based on the principles of ''jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and ''jus sanguinis'', (Latin for "right of blood") according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nat ...

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on 3 November 1998.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Świerczewski goal.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

GKS Katowice *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

: 1990–91, 1992–93 *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

: 1991 Bastia *

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from , "between" and , " betting pool"),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition between European clubs. The competition was dis ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

Lech Poznań * Polish Cup: 2003–04 * Polish Super Cup: 2004 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski * Polish Cup: 2006–07 *

Ekstraklasa Cup The Ekstraklasa Cup () was an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs that played in the Polish Ekstraklasa. The Ekstraklasa Cup was the fourth attempt at introducing a League Cup competition in Poland. The first such tournament was a on ...

: 2006–07, 2007–08 Poland Olympic *

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silver medal:

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swierczewski, Piotr 1972 births Living people Footballers from Nowy Sącz Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 2002 FIFA World Cup players GKS Katowice players Sandecja Nowy Sącz players AS Saint-Étienne players French men's footballers SC Bastia players Olympique de Marseille players Birmingham City F.C. players Lech Poznań players KS Cracovia players Gamba Osaka players Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Ligue 1 players Premier League players J1 League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Polish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Polish expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Polish football managers ŁKS Łódź managers Znicz Pruszków managers ŁKS Łódź players Motor Lublin managers Sandecja Nowy Sącz managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers II liga managers Polish sports executives and administrators Polish football executives Naturalized citizens of France 20th-century French sportsmen 20th-century Polish sportsmen