Michał Żewłakow

Michał Żewłakow

Żewłakow with Legia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Michał Ryszard Żewłakow
Date of birth	(1976-04-22) 22 April 1976
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, full-back
Youth career
1987–1988	Drukarz Warsaw
1988–1990	Marymont Warsaw
1990–1995	Polonia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Polonia Warsaw	11	(0)
1995–1996	Hutnik Warsaw
1996–1998	Polonia Warsaw	89	(6)
1998–1999	Beveren	24	(1)
1999–2002	Mouscron	91	(4)
2002–2006	Anderlecht	94	(3)
2006–2010	Olympiacos	87	(3)
2010–2011	Ankaragücü	19	(1)
2011–2013	Legia Warsaw	44	(0)
Total		459	(18)
International career
1999–2011	Poland	102	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michał Ryszard Żewłakow (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmixaw ʐɛvˈwakɔf]; born 22 April 1976) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former professional player who played as a defender. He captained the Poland national team and is its third most capped player ever. Besides Poland, he has played in Belgium, Greece, and Turkey.

Club career

Early career in Poland

Born in Warsaw in April 1976, Żewłakow spent eight years with Polonia Warsaw and broke into the first team in the 1996–97 season.

Belgium

Żewłakow was loaned to Belgium's KSK Beveren in October 1998 before signing – together with his twin brother Marcin – for Mouscron for a combined fee of €485,000. Żewłakow went on to become a key player, helping the club reach the 2002 Belgian Cup final.

Anderlecht

After following coach Hugo Broos to Anderlecht, in his second season he made his UEFA Champions League debut as Anderlecht wrested back the Belgian title from Club Brugge. The next season, he lost his place but regained for the 2005–06 campaign as Anderlecht won the league again.

Olympiacos

In the summer 2006, Żewłakow moved to Olympiacos on a free transfer.

Ankaragücü

At the end of the 2009–10 season, after reportedly receiving a low contract offer from Olympiacos, Żewłakow decided not to renew his contract. On 16 June 2010, Turkish club Ankaragücü signed him on a free transfer.

Legia Warsaw

In June 2011, Żewłakow joined Polish club Legia Warsaw on a one-year contract.

International career

The Poland national team's first-choice left-back during qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Żewłakow was the only player to appear in all ten of his country's qualifying matches. He played in two games at the 2002 World Cup and was a regular in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, where he again appeared three times in the finals in Germany.

Personal life

Michał Żewłakow has a twin brother, Marcin, who played as a striker. They became the first twins ever to play together for Poland when they were picked in the starting lineup to face France in February 2000 and were teammates at the 2002 World Cup.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1999	1	0
	2000	10	0
	2001	10	1
	2002	9	0
	2003	6	0
	2004	8	0
	2005	8	0
	2006	11	0
	2007	11	1
	2008	10	1
	2009	9	0
	2010	8	0
	2011	1	0
Total		102	3

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Żewłakow goal.

List of international goals scored by Michał Żewłakow

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2001	Warsaw, Poland	Armenia	1–0	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	7 February 2007	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	Slovakia	1–2	2–2	Friendly
3	6 September 2008	Wrocław, Poland	Slovenia	1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Anderlecht

• Belgian Pro League: 2003–04, 2005–06

Olympiacos

• Greek Super League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Greek Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09
• Greek Super Cup: 2007

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa: 2012–13
• Polish Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13

Individual

• Polish Newcomer of the Year: 2000

See also

• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

External links

• Michał Żewłakow at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association (in Polish)