Jakub Wierzchowski

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jakub Wierzchowski

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|4|15}}

| birth_place = Lublin, Poland

| height = 1.93 m{{90minut|2339}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1994–1997 | clubs1 = Lublinianka | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1997–1998 | clubs2 = Górnik Łęczna | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1998–1999 | clubs3 = Wisła Kraków | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1999–2001 | clubs4 = Ruch Chorzów | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2001–2003 | clubs5 = Werder Bremen | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003–2006 | clubs6 = Wisła Płock | caps6 = 56 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2006–2007 | clubs7 = Zagłębie Sosnowiec | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2007–2008 | clubs8 = Polonia Bytom | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2008–2012 | clubs9 = Górnik Łęczna | caps9 = 80 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2013 | clubs10 = KS Lublin | caps10 = | goals10 =

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2002| nationalteam1 = Poland| nationalcaps1 = 2| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Jakub Wierzchowski (born 15 April 1977) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. From 2011 to 2013, he was the goalkeeping coach of Górnik Łęczna.

Club career

Wierzchowski joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in summer 2001 on a three-year contract.{{cite news |title=Kurz gemeldet |trans-title=In brief |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=23 May 2001 |page=43 |language=German}} The transfer fee paid to Ruch Chorzów was reported as DM1 million (equivalent to €{{To EUR|1000000|DEU|cur=DEM|round=yes}} at the time). During his time at Werder Bremen he and goalkeeping rival Pascal Borel were labelled the "weakest goalkeepers in the Bundesliga" by Süddeutsche Zeitung journalist Ralf Wiegand{{cite news |last1=Wiegand |first1=Ralf |title=Die Nummer 19 unter den Einsen |trans-title=The number 19 among the ones |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=7 March 2003 |page=29 |language=German}} and afterwards "not ready for the first league" by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's Frank Heike.{{cite news |last1=Heike |first1=Frank |title=Auf Umwegen in die Champions League der Torhüter |trans-title=A roundabout route to the Champions League of goalkeepers |work=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |issue=227 |date=29 September 2004 |page=34 |language=German}}

In January 2008, he joined Górnik Łęczna.{{cite web | url = http://www.90minut.pl/news/66/news668018.html | title = Dwaj nowi piłkarze w Górniku Łęczna | language = pl | website = 90minut.pl | date = 15 January 2008 | access-date = 6 February 2019}} He extended his contract to summer 2011 in June 2009.{{cite web | url = http://www.90minut.pl/news/96/news961584.htm | title = Jakub Wierzchowski przedłużył kontrakt z Górnikiem Łęczna | language = pl | website = 90minut.pl | date = 1 July 2009 | access-date = 6 February 2019}}

International career

Wierzchowski was a part of Poland national team for which he made two appearances.

Honours

Wisła Kraków

Ekstraklasa: 1998–99{{cite web |title=Sezon 1998/99 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=2339&id_sezon=53 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 May 2024 |language=pl}}{{cite web |title=Był taki mecz: Wisła - Pogoń 4:0 (29.05.1999) |url=https://wislakrakow.com/posts/byl-taki-mecz-wisla-pogon-40-29051999/3683 |publisher=Wisła Kraków |access-date=20 May 2024 |language=pl |date=17 February 2021}}

Wisła Płock

Polish Cup: 2005–06{{cite web |title=Sezon 2005/06 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=2339&id_sezon=67 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 May 2024 |language=pl}}{{cite web |title=3 maja 2006. Puchar jest nasz, puchar do nas należy! |url=https://www.wisla-plock.pl/pl/3-maja-2006-puchar-jest-nasz-puchar-do-nas-nalezy-5616 |publisher=Wisła Płock |access-date=20 May 2024 |language=pl |date=3 May 2020}}