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Łukasz Piszczek

Łukasz Piotr Piszczek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ ˈpiʂt͡ʂɛk] ⓘ; born 3 June 1985) is a Polish professional football manager who serves as an assistant manager of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and former player. Primarily positioned as a right-back, he was also capable of playing as a centre-back.

Łukasz Piszczek
Piszczek playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2020
Personal information
Full name Łukasz Piotr Piszczek[1]
Date of birth (1985-06-03) 3 June 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund (assistant)
Youth career
1992–2001 Goczałkowice-Zdrój
2001–2004 Gwarek Zabrze
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Hertha BSC 68 (3)
2004–2007 → Zagłębie Lubin (loan) 69 (14)
2010–2021 Borussia Dortmund 264 (16)
2021–2024 Goczałkowice-Zdrój 51 (3)
Total 452 (36)
International career
2003–2005 Poland U19 8 (8)
2005 Poland U21 2 (0)
2007–2019 Poland 66 (3)
Managerial career
2023–2024 Goczałkowice-Zdrój
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He began his senior career as a footballer by joining Hertha Berlin in 2004. He played on loan for the Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin until 2007 when he returned to Hertha and was deployed as a right back. Between 2010–2021, he played for the German club Borussia Dortmund appearing in 363 official matches for the club, winning two consecutive Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, three DFB-Pokal Cups, three DFL-Supercups as well as reaching the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. He used to be a Poland national team member, making his debut in 2007 and going on to receive over 60 caps. He was also selected for four tournaments during his time with the national team, playing in three UEFA European Championships and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

He confirmed his retirement from international football in 2018 following the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[3] However, in November 2019 he made one more competitive appearance for the national team, informally dubbed his farewell game.[4] In 2021, he decided to return to LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój, the Polish club where he started his football career as a junior.[5]

Club career

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LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój

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Piszczek's father, Kazimierz, the coach of the local football club of Goczałkowice-Zdrój, decided to bring him to one of the training sessions at the age of about 7–8.[6]

Gwarek Zabrze

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Piszczek began his career as a striker. In 2001, he joined Gwarek Zabrze, coached by Wincent Sosiński, where he broke many goalscoring records at junior level and in 2003 won the Polish youth championship.[7] In 2004, he became the top scorer at the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, along with the Turk Ali Öztürk.

Zagłębie Lubin

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Hertha BSC was attracted by his performances and promptly signed Piszczek in 2004, but then immediately loaned him out to Zagłębie Lubin. He made his debut on 16 October 2004, in a 7–0 win against GKS Katowice, scoring and assisting a goal for Wojciech Łobodziński in the process. With Zagłębie, he won the 2006–07 Ekstraklasa title, playing mainly as a left winger in 4–3–3 formation, with Łobodziński on the right wing and Michał Chałbiński in the centre, although he was also utilized as a centre forward. He scored 11 goals in the 2006–07 season, becoming the league's third best scorer after Chałbiński, who scored 12, and Piotr Reiss, who scored 15.[citation needed]

Hertha BSC

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Piszczek with Hertha BSC in 2009

In the fall of 2007, after three years with Zagłębie Lubin, Hertha recalled Piszczek back to the club. He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on 26 April 2008, to earn one point against Hannover 96.

Piszczek missed most of the first half of the 2008–09 season as the result of a hip problem that eventually required surgery.[8] He began training again in February 2009 but in March suffered a setback due to a minor knee injury.[9] He returned to Bundesliga action in April. At Hertha, Piszczek initially played as an offensive midfielder or on left wing, but in his second season, he started to appear at right-back after an injury to Arne Friedrich. After Friedrich recovered, Piszczek lost his place in the starting line-up, but reclaimed it in 2009–10, when Friedrich moved to centre-back.

Borussia Dortmund

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Piszczek with Borussia Dortmund in 2014

On 19 May 2010, Piszczek moved to Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer, signing a contract until June 2013.[10] On 26 July 2011, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until June 2016.[11] On 24 September 2011, he scored his first goal for his new German club, a last-minute volley to win the match away to Mainz 05 2–1.[12] In the 2012–13 season for Dortmund, Piszczek appeared in 11 out of 12 matches of Dortmund's road to the UEFA Champions League Final in 2013. He also started the final at right-back against Bayern Munich, but Dortmund lost by one goal after Arjen Robben scored an 89th-minute winner for Bayern.[13] On 27 January 2016, Piszczek signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2018.[14] On 6 April 2017, he extended his contract with Dortmund until 30 June 2019.[15]

On 13 March 2018, Borussia Dortmund announced that the club had reached an agreement with Piszczek for a contract extension which will keep him at the club until 30 June 2020.[16] Piszczek also announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of his contract,[17] a claim he later clarified saying he's still "not certain".[18] On 20 May 2020, Piszczek pushed back his retirement plans by signing a one-year contract extension with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2021.[19]

Return to Goczałkowice-Zdrój

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In May 2021, Piszczek announced his return to his hometown club LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój,[20] where he had established a branch of Borussia Dortmund's academy in 2019.[21][22] He retired at the end of the 2023-2024 season.

International career

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Piszczek playing for Poland at the UEFA Euro 2016

Piszczek debuted for the Poland national football team in a friendly match against Estonia on 3 February 2007.[23] On 6 June 2008, he was selected for the final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008, replacing Jakub Błaszczykowski, who was left out through injury.[24] Piszczek made one appearance at the tournament, coming on a substitute against Germany,[25] but after receiving a training injury, he neither played in the next match nor had further role in the tournament.[26]

On 29 July 2011, the Polish Football Association gave a six-month suspension on Piszczek for participation in the fixing of a 2006 match against Cracovia, in which he did not play.[27][28][29] In September 2011, the suspension was cancelled.[30]

Piszczek was selected for the final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2012.[31] He played in all three group games for Poland.[32][33][34] On 22 March 2013, Piszczek scored his first goal for the national team in a 1–3 defeat to Ukraine.[35][better source needed] Four days later, he scored in a 5–0 win over San Marino.[36][better source needed]

Piszczek was also selected for the final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[37] He made his 50th appearance for the national team in the quarter-final match against Portugal, which Poland lost.[38] Piszczek was selected for the final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[39] However, following a disappointing tournament performance with Poland, Piszczek confirmed his retirement from international football.[3]

In November 2019, Piszczek was named to the national team for Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Israel and Slovenia, starting in the latter which was dubbed his farewell game.[40]

Coaching career

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LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój

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In March 2023, Piszczek became the player-manager of LKS.[41] He won his first silverware as a manager on 3 April 2024, leading his club to victory in the Tychy Regional Polish Cup.[42]

Assistant at Borussia

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On 27 June 2024, Piszczek was announced as the new assistant manager of Borussia Dortmund, joining the staff of his former teammate Nuri Şahin.[41][43]

Personal life

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Piszczek was born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Bielsko, and raised in Goczałkowice-Zdrój. His father, Kazimierz, who worked as a coach at Goczałkowice-Zdrój, later became the vice-president of that club. His brothers, Marek and Adam were also involved in football.[7]

Piszczek married his fiancée Ewa Kryjom in June 2009.[44] The couple's daughters, Sara and Nel, were born on 3 March 2011 and 15 February 2016 respectively.[45]

On 7 September 2024, a special Borussia Dortmund legends farewell match was held in order to pay tribute to Piszczek and his compatriot Jakub Błaszczykowski who helped shape some of the most successful years in the club's history between 2010 and 2015. The match was overseen by former club coach Jürgen Klopp and attracted over 81,000 spectators at the Signal Iduna Park. The match ended in a 5-4 victory of the Błaszczykowski team.[46]

Career statistics

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Piszczek preparing to take a throw-in during a match in 2018

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[47]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Continental[nb 2] Other[nb 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zagłębie Lubin (loan) 2004–05 Ekstraklasa 11 2 12 4 — — 23 6
2005–06 Ekstraklasa 28 1 8 1 — — 36 2
2006–07 Ekstraklasa 30 11 2 1 2 0 5 1 39 13
Total 69 14 22 6 2 0 5 1 98 21
Hertha BSC 2007–08 Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 — — 26 1
2008–09 Bundesliga 13 0 2 0 4 3 — 19 3
2009–10 Bundesliga 31 2 2 0 9 1 — 42 3
Total 68 3 6 0 13 4 — 87 7
Borussia Dortmund 2010–11 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 7 0 — 41 0
2011–12 Bundesliga 32 4 6 0 6 0 1 0 45 4
2012–13 Bundesliga 29 2 4 0 12 0 1 0 46 2
2013–14 Bundesliga 19 3 4 0 6 0 0 0 29 3
2014–15 Bundesliga 22 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 30 0
2015–16 Bundesliga 20 0 6 1 12 1 0 0 38 2
2016–17 Bundesliga 25 5 5 0 9 0 0 0 39 5
2017–18 Bundesliga 24 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 31 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 20 1 1 0 5 0 — 26 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 29 1 2 0 6 0 1 0 38 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 11 0 4 0 3 1 1 0 19 1
Total 264 16 36 1 76 1 6 0 382 19
Goczałkowice-Zdrój 2021–22 III liga 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2022–23 III liga 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
2023–24 III liga 24 2 0 0 — — 24 2
Total 51 3 0 0 — — 51 3
Career total 452 36 64 7 91 5 11 1 618 50
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Includes Ekstraklasa Cup and DFL-Supercup

International

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As of 19 November 2019[48][49]
Poland
Year Apps Goals
2007 2 0
2008 4 0
2009 0 0
2010 7 0
2011 8 0
2012 11 0
2013 2 2
2014 5 0
2015 5 0
2016 9 0
2017 6 1
2018 6 0
2019 1 0
Total 66 3

International goals

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Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2013 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland   Ukraine 1–2 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 26 March 2013   San Marino 2–0 5–0
3 26 March 2017 Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica, Montenegro   Montenegro 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Player

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Zagłębie Lubin

Borussia Dortmund

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Manager

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LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój

References

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