Michał Żewłakow

Michał Żewłakow

With Legia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Michał Żewłakow
Date of birth	22 April 1976 (1976-04-22) (age 35)
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Center back, Full back
Club information
Current club	Legia Warsaw
Number	6
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 Warszawa
1996–1998	Polonia Warsaw	89	(6)
1998–1999	Beveren	24	(1)
1999–2002	Mouscron	91	(4)
2002–2006	Anderlecht	94	(3)
2006–2010	Olympiakos	124	(4)
2010–2011	Ankaragücü	22	(1)
2011–	Legia Warsaw	3	(0)
National team‡
1999–2011	Poland	102	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 October 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:18, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Michał Żewłakow (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmixaw ʐɛvˈwakɔf], born 22 April 1976) is a Polish footballer defender who used to captain the Polish national football team and is its most capped player ever. He currently plays for Legia Warsaw.

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 1996–97.

Belgium

He was loaned to Belgium's KSK Beveren in October 1998 before signing – together with his twin brother Marcin – for R. Excelsior 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.

RSC Anderlecht

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

Olympiacos F.C.

In the summer 2006, he moved to Olympiacos on a free transfer.^[1]

Ankaragücü

At the end of the 2009–10 season, Olympiacos gave him a low offer, so he preferred not to renew his contract. On 16 June 2010 Ankaragücü signed the Polish international left-back on a free transfer from Olympiakos Piraeus.^[2]

Legia Warsaw

In June 2011, he joined Polish club Legia Warsaw on one-year contract.^[3]

International

Poland'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.

Poland goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 March 2001	Warsaw, Poland	Armenia	4–0	Win	2002 WCQ
2.	7 February 2007	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	Slovakia	1–2	Draw	Friendly
3.	6 September 2008	Wrocław, Poland	Slovenia	1–1	Draw	2010 WCQ

Family

Michał Żewłakow has a twin brother, Marcin, who plays for GKS Bełchatów 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.

Honours

RSC Anderlecht

• Belgian League: 2003–04, 2005–06

Olympiacos FC

• Greek Super League: 2007, 2008, 2009
• Greek Cup: 2008, 2009

References

1. ^ Michał Żewłakow w Olympiakosie 1.02.2006, interia.pl
2. ^ Doppio colpo per l’Ankaragücü
3. ^ Michał Żewłakow podpisał kontrakt z Legią Warszawa 13.06.2011, onet.pl

External links

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

Persondata
Name	Żewłakow, Michał
Alternative names
Short description	Polish footballer
Date of birth	22 April 1976
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Date of death
Place of death