Piotr Świerczewski

Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his 20-year professional career, he played for clubs such as Lech Poznań, GKS Katowice, Polonia Warsaw, ŁKS Łódź, French clubs Saint-Étienne, Bastia and Marseille, Japanese side Gamba Osaka and England outfit Birmingham City, among others. His older brother Marek is also a former footballer.

Club career

In 1993, Świerczewski signed for French side Saint-Étienne after trialing for 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany.

Świerczewski played for the Poland national team, winning 70 caps and scoring a goal. He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal, and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Świerczewski is married to Lidia and now works for the Polish bus company Stalko.
His older brother Marek is also a former footballer and Poland international.
In 1993, he shared the cover of FIFA International Soccer with David Platt, in the first game in this videogame series.
He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 3 November 1998.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 March 1993	Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze, Poland		1–0	1–1	Friendly

GKS Katowice

Bastia

Lech Poznań

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Poland Olympic