Sławomir Peszko

Sławomir Peszko
Peszko playing for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sławomir Konrad Peszko[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-19) 19 February 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Jasło, Poland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wieczysta Kraków (manager)
Youth career
Nafta Jedlicze
Orlen Płock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Wisła Płock 112 (21)
2008–2011 Lech Poznań 68 (11)
2011–2013 1. FC Köln 43 (2)
2012–2013 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014 Parma 0 (0)
2013–2014 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 24 (3)
2014–2015 1. FC Köln 18 (0)
2015–2020 Lechia Gdańsk 100 (12)
2019 → Wisła Kraków (loan) 14 (3)
2020–2023 Wieczysta Kraków 62 (71)
Total 454 (123)
International career
2004 Poland U19
2008–2018 Poland 44 (2)
Managerial career
2023– Wieczysta Kraków
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sławomir Konrad Peszko ([swaˈvɔmir ˈpɛʂkɔ] ⓘ; born 19 February 1985) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of II liga club Wieczysta Kraków.

Peszko has won championships and cup competitions in his native Poland with Wisła Płock, Lech Poznań, and Lechia Gdańsk. Between 2011–2015, Peszko played abroad starting with a move to Germany with 1. FC Köln in 2011, and had short spells in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Italy with Parma.

Peszko was a Polish international player for ten years from 2008–2018 and represented Poland in the 2016 Euro’s and the 2018 World Cup.

Club career

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Peszko began his career in the youth ranks of Nafta Jedlicze before moving to Orlen Płock. Here, he made his professional debut on 28 August 2002 as a substitute in a Polish Cup tie against Jagiellonka Nieszawa. He made his league debut later on during the 2002–03 season and during the following campaign became a regular starter.

With Wisła Płock, he won both the Polish Cup and Supercup in 2006 and also featured for them in the qualifying rounds of that season's UEFA Cup competition. However, Płock were relegated in 2007 and Peszko remained with them for their I Liga campaign, during which he scored 16 goals in 26 appearances.

Peszko playing for Lech Poznań in 2010

In June 2008, he returned to the top flight when he signed for Lech Poznań after his contract with Płock expired. His first season ended with him winning the Polish Cup for a second time, after he netted the only goal of the final against Ruch Chorzów. In his second season Peszko finished as the leading assist-maker in the league (with 14 assists), alongside his eight goals which helped the club win the league title.

Peszko moved to the Bundesliga in January 2011, initially signing for 1. FC Köln until the end of the season. He underwent a medical before joining the club, where it was discovered he has four kidneys.[3] His contract was extended during the season, but his first full campaign with the club proved a troubled one as the club were relegated. Shortly before the end of the season, Peszko was arrested for drunken behaviour in a taxi, which earned him a €25,000 fine and saw him expelled from the Köln squad for their next fixture.

On 9 August 2012, Peszko joined English side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season long loan deal. Here, he reunited with his former Köln manager Ståle Solbakken.[4] In October 2012, he suffered a torn medial ligament that kept him out of action for three months.[5] His first game back after the injury was a 1–0 loss against Luton Town in the FA Cup as a substitute in the 66th minute. Two hours after the defeat, Ståle Solbakken was sacked and then Peszko was deemed surplus to requirements by Dean Saunders. The season ended with Wolves getting relegated to League One and Peszko returning to Cologne.

On 31 July 2013, it was announced that 1. FC Köln had sold Peszko to the Italian club Parma, and loaned him back until the end of the 2013–14 season.[6] After the season they got him back permanently.[7]

He joined Lechia Gdańsk in 2015, where he won the 2018–19 Cup and 2019 Super Cup. After a final season where he made 18 appearances and scored 3 goals, in 2020 he terminated his contract due to unpaid wages.[8]

On 15 June 2020, he joined regional league club Wieczysta Kraków on a professional deal.[9] On 5 June 2023, Peszko announced that he would retire at the end of the season.[10]

International career

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Peszko made his international debut for the Poland national team on 19 November 2008 in a 3–2 friendly win against the Republic of Ireland. He scored his first goal for Poland on 17 January 2010 in a 3–1 loss to Denmark.

In May 2018, he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]

Managerial career

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In early 2023, Peszko obtained the UEFA A coaching license.[12] On 18 September that year, following Maciej Musiał's dismissal from Wieczysta, he took charge of his previous club as a caretaker manager, but as the season progressed, his appointment was made permanent.[13] On 18 May 2024, Wieczysta secured promotion to II liga, after winning group IV of the III liga with three games to spare.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15][16]
Club Season League National cups Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wisła Płock 2002–03[17] Ekstraklasa 4 0 4 0 — 8 0
2003–04[18] Ekstraklasa 20 1 0 0 — 20 1
2004–05[19] Ekstraklasa 20 1 6 0 — 26 1
2005–06[20] Ekstraklasa 21 1 9 2 2[a] 0 32 3
2006–07[21] Ekstraklasa 21 2 8[b] 4 — 29 6
2007–08[22] I liga 26 16 1 0 — 27 16
Total 112 21 28 6 2 0 142 27
Lech Poznań 2008–09[23] Ekstraklasa 25 0 7 2 10[a] 3 42 5
2009–10[24] Ekstraklasa 28 8 2[c] 0 2[d] 2 32 10
2010–11[25] Ekstraklasa 15 3 2[e] 1 10[f] 1 27 5
Total 68 11 11 3 22 6 101 20
1. FC Köln 2010–11 Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
2011–12 Bundesliga 32 2 2 0 — 34 2
Total 43 2 2 0 — 45 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2012–13 Championship 13 0 3 0 — 16 0
1. FC Köln (loan) 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 24 3 2 0 — 26 3
1. FC Köln 2014–15 Bundesliga 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
Lechia Gdańsk 2015–16[26] Ekstraklasa 27 2 1 0 — 28 2
2016–17[27] Ekstraklasa 29 3 0 0 — 29 3
2017–18[28] Ekstraklasa 25 4 1 0 — 26 4
2018–19[29] Ekstraklasa 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019–20[30] Ekstraklasa 18 3 3[g] 0 2[d] 0 23 3
Total 100 12 5 0 2 0 107 12
Wisła Kraków (loan) 2018–19[29] Ekstraklasa 14 3 — — 14 3
Wieczysta Kraków 2020–21[31] Regional league Krak. II 25 40 — — 25 40
2021–22[32] IV liga Lesser Poland 31 30 2 0 — 33 30
2022–23 III liga, gr. IV 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
Total 62 71 2 0 — 64 71
Career total 454 123 54 9 26 6 534 138
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Polish Cup, four appearances and three goals in Ekstraklasa Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in Polish Cup, one appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ One appearance and one goal in Polish Cup, one appearance in Polish Super Cup
  6. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Two appearances in Polish Cup, one appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[33]
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2008 1 0
2009 6 0
2010 9 1
2011 8 0
2012 1 0
2013 2 0
2014 2 0
2015 6 1
2016 7 0
2017 1 0
2018 1 0
Total 44 2
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peszko goal.
List of international goals scored by Sławomir Peszko
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 January 2010 80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand  Denmark 1–1 1–3 2010 King's Cup
2 29 March 2015 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 7 June 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Wieczysta Kraków 18 September 2023 Present 28 20 3 5 75 26 +49 071.43
Total 28 20 3 5 75 26 +49 071.43

Honours

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Player

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Wisła Płock

Lech Poznań

1. FC Köln

Lechia Gdańsk

  • Polish Super Cup: 2019

Wieczysta Kraków

Individual

Manager

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Wieczysta Kraków

References

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  4. ^ "Wolves sign Cologne's Poland winger Slawomir Peszko on loan". BBC Sport. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Wolves' Slawomir Peszko adds to injury list". BBC Sport. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Peszko wechselt auf Leihbasis nach Köln" [Peszko transfers on loan to Cologne] (in German). DFL. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Peszko bleibt beim 1. FC Köln" [Peszko stays at 1. FC Köln] (in German). DFL. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
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  12. ^ "Sławomir Peszko został trenerem. Oto jego plany". lubsport.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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