Sławomir Peszko

Sławomir Konrad Peszko ([swaˈvɔmir ˈpɛʂkɔ] ⓘ; born 19 February 1985) is a Polish professional football manager and former midfielder who is currently the caretaker manager for III liga club Wieczysta Kraków.

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[2]
Place of birth Jasło, Poland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wieczysta Kraków (caretaker 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 63 (70)
Total 455 (122)
International career
2008–2018 Poland 44 (2)
Managerial career
2023– Wieczysta Kraków (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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

In early 2023, Peszko obtained the UEFA A coaching license.[12] On 18 August that year, following Maciej Musiał's dismissal from Wieczysta, he took charge of his previous club as a caretaker manager.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 June 2018[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cups Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wisła Płock 2002–03[15] Ekstraklasa 4040–80
2003–04[16] 201––201
2004–05[17] 20260–262
2005–06[18] 2119220323
2006–07[19] 21294–306
2007–08[20] I liga 261610–2716
Total 112222962014328
Lech Poznań 2008–09[21] Ekstraklasa 25072103425
2009–10[22] 28820223210
2010–11[23] 15321102276
Total 681111322710121
1. FC Köln 2010–11 Bundesliga 11000–110
2011–12 32220–342
Total 43220–452
1. FC Köln (loan) 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 24320–263
1. FC Köln 2014–15 Bundesliga 18010–190
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2012–13 Championship 13030–160
Lechia Gdańsk 2015–16[24] Ekstraklasa 27210–282
2016–17[25] 29300–293
2017–18[26] 25410–264
Total 81920–839
Career total 3594750924743363

International
As of 28 June 2018[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 200810
200960
201091
201180
201210
201320
201420
201561
201670
201710
201810
Total442
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
117 January 201080th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Denmark1–11–32010 King's Cup
229 March 2015Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland1–01–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Wisła Płock

Lech Poznań

1. FC Köln

Lechia Gdańsk

  • Polish Super Cup: 2019

Wieczysta Kraków

References
  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  3. "Euro 2016 - 24 things you didn't know about the teams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  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.
  8. "Sławomir Peszko rozwiązał kontrakt z Lechią". 90minut.pl.
  9. "Sławomir Peszko w Wieczystej". 90minut.pl.
  10. "To koniec. Sławomir Peszko ogłosił decyzję wszystkim kibicom". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. "Sławomir Peszko został trenerem. Oto jego plany". lubsport.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. "Maciej Musiał kończy pracę w Wieczystej" (in Polish). Wieczysta Kraków. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  14. "Peszko, Slawomir" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  15. "Sezon 2002/03". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  16. "Sezon 2003/04". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  17. "Sezon 2004/05". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  18. "Sezon 2005/06". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  19. "Sezon 2006/07". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  20. "Sezon 2007/08". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  21. "Sezon 2008/09". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  22. "Sezon 2009/10". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  23. "Sezon 2010/11". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  24. "Sezon 2015/16". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  25. "Sezon 2016/17". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  26. "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  27. "Sławomir Peszko". European Football. 14 July 2018.
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