Mariusz Lewandowski

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mariusz Lewandowski

| image = %D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%83%D1%88_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Lewandowski with Shakhtar Donetsk

| fullname = Mariusz Lewandowski{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland |publisher=FIFA |page=21 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1979|5|18}}

| birth_place = Legnica, Poland

| height = 1.84 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Zagłębie Lubin

| years1 = 1996–1999

| clubs1 = Zagłębie Lubin

| caps1 = 37

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2000–2001

| clubs2 = Dyskobolia Grodzisk

| caps2 = 40

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2001–2010

| clubs3 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| caps3 = 174

| goals3 = 21

| years4 = 2001–2002

| clubs4 = → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010–2013

| clubs5 = Sevastopol

| caps5 = 76

| goals5 = 14

| totalcaps = 333

| totalgoals = 37

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2013

| nationalteam1 = Poland

| nationalcaps1 = 66

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs1 = Zagłębie Lubin

| manageryears2 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs2 = Bruk-Bet Termalica

| manageryears3 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs3 = Radomiak Radom

| manageryears4 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs4 = Bruk-Bet Termalica

}}

Mariusz Lewandowski ({{IPA|pol|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.{{cite web |title=Znamy szkoleniowca "Słoni" |url=http://termalica.brukbet.com/index.php/2023/06/16/znamy-szkoleniowca-sloni/ |publisher=Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza |language=pl |date=16 June 2023}}

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.{{cite web |title=M. Lewandowski piłkarzem roku! |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/1171518/m-lewandowski-pilkarzem-roku#:~:text=Pomocnik%20Szachtara%20Donieck%20i%20reprezentacji,selekcjonera%20reprezentacji%20Polski%20Franciszka%20Smudę. |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=22 December 2024 |language=pl |date=13 December 2009}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/europa-league/5357630/Shakhtar-Donetsk-2-Werder-Bremen-1-Match-report.html|title=Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Werder Bremen 1: Match report|work=The Guardian|date=20 May 2009|access-date=14 December 2018}}

In July 2010, he signed with fellow Ukrainian Premier League side PFC Sevastopol.{{cite web|url=https://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/inne-ligi/lewandowski-zmienia-klub/xjv3w|title=Lewandowski zmienia klub|publisher=Onet Sport|language=pl|date=27 July 2010|access-date=14 December 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/teams/team=43962/players.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712025423/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/teams/team=43962/players.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2015|title=Poland|publisher=FIFA|access-date=14 December 2018}} He was also a member of the Poland squad at Euro 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/28/poland.euro2008.squad|title=Poland squad for Euro 2008|work=The Guardian|date=28 May 2008|access-date=14 December 2018}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258374/match=300182326/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518231803/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258374/match=300182326/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2014|title=Ukraine - Poland|publisher=FIFA|date=11 October 2013|access-date=14 December 2018}} and England in the qualification campaign for the World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/england-poland-world-cup-qualifier|title=Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup|work=The Guardian|date=15 October 2013|access-date=14 December 2018}}

Career statistics

= Club =

rowspan="2" width="100"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Super Cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="40"\|Apps !width="40"\|Goals !width="40"\|Apps !width="40"\|Goals !width="40"\|Apps !width="40"\|Goals !width="40"\|Apps !width="40"\|Goals !width="40"\|Apps !width="40"\|Goals
rowspan="5"\|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
colspan="1"\|Total !37	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	39	0
rowspan="4"\|Dyskobolia \|1999-00	14	0\|





\|14	0
2000–01	26	2	2	0\|



\|28	2
2001–02 \|



\|2	0\|

\|2	0
colspan="1"\|Total !40	2	2	0	2	0	-	-	44	2
rowspan="10"\|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
colspan="1"\|Total !174	21	38	7	62	2	1	0	275	30
rowspan="5"\|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
colspan="1"\|Total !76	14	5	0	-	-	-	-	81	14
colspan="2"\|Career totals !327	37	47	7	64	2	1	0	439	46

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="12"\|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
colspan="2"\|Total	66	5

= International goals =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	16 November 2005	Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland	{{fb\|Estonia}}	3–1	Win	Friendly
2.	8 September 2007	Lisbon, Portugal	{{fb\|Portugal}}	2–2	Draw	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3.	6 February 2008	Paphos, Cyprus	{{fb\|Czech Republic}}	2–0	Win	Friendly
4.	19 November 2008	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	{{fb\|Republic of Ireland}}	3–2	Win	Friendly
5.	1 April 2009	Kielce, Poland	{{fb\|San Marino}}	10–0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Zagłębie Lubin \|align=left\|28 November 2017 \|align=left\|29 October 2018 {{WDL\|35\|12\|9\|14\|for=45\|against=51\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza \|align=left\|8 January 2020 \|align=left\|13 December 2021 {{WDL\|71\|30\|20\|21\|for=102\|against=75\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Radomiak Radom \|align=left\|25 April 2022 \|align=left\|16 April 2023 {{WDL\|35\|12\|9\|14\|for=40\|against=46\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza \|align=left\|16 June 2023 \|align=left\|11 March 2024 {{WDL\|25\|8\|8\|9\|for=43\|against=39\|diff=yes}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|166\|62\|46\|58\|for=230\|against=211\|diff=yes}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Zagłębie Lubin

|align=left|28 November 2017

|align=left|29 October 2018

align=left|Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza

|align=left|8 January 2020

|align=left|13 December 2021

align=left|Radomiak Radom

|align=left|25 April 2022

|align=left|16 April 2023

align=left|Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza

|align=left|16 June 2023

|align=left|11 March 2024

colspan="3"|Total

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/mariusz-lewandowski/737/ | title = M. Lewandowski

| website = Soccerway | access-date = 3 June 2017}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/footballer_of_the_year/polen/|title=Player of the year » Poland|publisher=World Football|access-date=14 December 2018}}