Łukasz Surma

Łukasz Surma (born 28 June 1977 in Kraków) is a Polish professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of II liga club Sandecja Nowy Sącz. He holds the record for the most appearances in Ekstraklasa history, with 559 games played for Wisła Kraków, Ruch Chorzów, Legia Warsaw and Lechia Gdańsk.

Łukasz Surma
Personal information
Full name Łukasz Surma
Date of birth (1977-06-28) 28 June 1977
Place of birth Kraków, Poland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sandecja Nowy Sącz (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Wisła Kraków 70 (1)
1998–2002 Ruch Chorzów 117 (6)
2002–2007 Legia Warsaw 123 (8)
2007–2008 Maccabi Haifa 1 (0)
2007–2008 → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) 30 (0)
2008–2009 Admira Wacker 6 (0)
2009–2013 Lechia Gdańsk 125 (6)
2013–2017 Ruch Chorzów 144 (5)
2018 Watra Białka Tatrzańska
Total 616 (26)
International career
1999 Poland U21 2 (0)
2002–2003 Poland 5 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Watra Białka Tatrzańska (player-manager)
2018–2019 Soła Oświęcim
2019–2021 Garbarnia Kraków
2021–2022 Piast Żmigród
2022–2023 Stal Stalowa Wola
2023– Sandecja Nowy Sącz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career
Surma in 2012 with Lechia Gdańsk

He was a captain of Legia Warsaw for four years, with whom he won the 2005–06 league title. In the past years he played for clubs like Ruch Chorzów and Wisła Kraków.[1]

On 5 July 2007, Łukasz Surma signed for Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. He was loaned to Bnei Sakhnin where he was a regular starter, helping the team finish in 3rd place.

International career

Surma has appeared five times for the Poland national team.

Managerial career

On 23 March 2022, Surma was appointed the successor of Łukasz Bereta at Stal Stalowa Wola.[2]

In his debut on 27 March 2022, "Stalówka" led by him lost 1–0 to Podlasie Biała Podlaska.[3] The team from Stalowa Wola finished the 2021–22 season in 7th place.[4] On 21 June 2022, led by Surma, Stal won 3–0 against Karpaty Krosno in the final of the Subcarpathian Polish Cup.[5]

Despite media rumors of his departure after the season,[6] Surma continued working in the 2022–23 season. At the inauguration of the new campaign, Stal lost 4–2 in a league game against Cracovia II.[7]

He was fired on 21 March 2023; he led Stal in 33 III liga matches, which consisted of 16 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses.[8] At the time of his departure, Stal was in third place in the league, with a point loss to leader Wieczysta Kraków.[9]

On 15 August 2023, he was announced as the new manager of II liga club Sandecja Nowy Sącz, who at the time were placed bottom of the table and had just crashed out of the Polish Cup preliminary round.[10]

Honours

Legia Warsaw

References
  1. "Łukasz Surma" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  2. "Jest nowy trener Stali Stalowa Wola". tyna.info.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. Ryzner, Tomasz (2022-03-27). "3 liga. Nieudany debiut trenera Łukasza Surmy. Stal Stalowa Wola przegrywa u siebie z Podlasiem. Złość kibiców". Nowiny (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  4. "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: IV". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  5. "Puchar Polski 2021/2022, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. Wiśniewski, Damian (2022-06-20). "3 liga. Co dalej z przyszłością Łukasza Surmy w Stali Stalowa Wola? "Cieszę się, że wszystko jest ze mną konsultowane" (WIDEO)". Gol24 (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. "Porażka „Stalówki" z rezerwami Cracovii na inaugurację sezonu" (in Polish). 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  8. "Trener Łukasz Surma zwolniony ze Stali Stalowa Wola" (in Polish). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  9. Media, Wirtualna Polska (2023-03-19). "To się nie zdarza! Wielka wpadka Wieczystej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  10. "Łukasz Surma powraca na szczebel centralny. Przejął drużynę w kryzysie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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