Piotr Świerczewski

Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski (; 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.

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, where Poland won the silver medal, and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

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 FIFA International Soccer with David Platt, in the first game in this videogame series.

He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 3 November 1998.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

+ International goal scored by Piotr ŚwierczewskiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 31 March 1993 Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze, Poland 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Managerial statistics

Honours GKS Katowice Polish Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93 Polish Super Cup: 1991

Bastia UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1997

Lech Poznań Polish Cup: 2003–04 Polish Super Cup: 2004

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Polish Cup: 2006–07 Ekstraklasa Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08

Poland Olympic Olympic silver medal: 1992