Sławomir Peszko facts for kids
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Peszko playing for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sławomir Konrad Peszko | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Jasło, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Wieczysta Kraków (vice-chairman) | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2019 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Wieczysta Kraków | 62 | (71) |
| Total | 454 | (123) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Poland U19 | ||
| 2008–2018 | Poland | 44 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2025 | Wieczysta Kraków | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sławomir Konrad Peszko (born 19 February 1985) is a Polish football expert. He is known for being a professional football manager, an executive, and a former player. Currently, he is the vice-chairman of the I liga club Wieczysta Kraków. He also played for and managed this club before.
Peszko has won many important football competitions in his home country, Poland. He won championships and cup competitions with teams like Wisła Płock, Lech Poznań, and Lechia Gdańsk. From 2011 to 2015, Peszko played for clubs in other countries. He played in Germany for 1. FC Köln, in England for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and in Italy for Parma.
Peszko was also a player for the Polish national team for ten years. He played for Poland from 2008 to 2018. During this time, he represented his country in big tournaments. These included the 2016 Euro’s and the 2018 World Cup.
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Playing for Clubs
Peszko started his football journey in the youth teams. He played for Nafta Jedlicze and then for Orlen Płock. He made his first professional appearance on 28 August 2002. This was in a Polish Cup match. He became a regular player for Wisła Płock in the 2003–04 season.
With Wisła Płock, he helped the team win the Polish Cup and the Supercup in 2006. He also played for them in the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds. Even though Płock was moved down to a lower league in 2007, Peszko stayed with them. He scored 16 goals in 26 games during their I Liga season.
In June 2008, Peszko moved back to the top league. He joined Lech Poznań after his contract with Płock ended. In his first season with Lech Poznań, he won the Polish Cup for the second time. He scored the only goal in the final against Ruch Chorzów. In his second season, Peszko was the top player for assists in the league. He had 14 assists and scored eight goals. This helped his club win the league title.
Peszko moved to Germany in January 2011 to play in the Bundesliga. He first signed with 1. FC Köln. His contract was extended during that season. However, his first full season with the club was difficult because the team was moved down to a lower league.
On 9 August 2012, Peszko joined the English team Wolverhampton Wanderers. He joined them on a loan deal for the season. Here, he played again for his former Köln manager, Ståle Solbakken. In October 2012, he got an injury that kept him from playing for three months. After his injury, he returned to Cologne.
On 31 July 2013, 1. FC Köln sold Peszko to the Italian club Parma. However, he was loaned back to 1. FC Köln until the end of the 2013–14 season. After that season, he returned to Köln permanently.
He joined Lechia Gdańsk in 2015. With this team, he won the Polish Cup in 2019 and the Polish Super Cup in 2019. After playing 18 games and scoring 3 goals in his final season there, he left the club in 2020.
On 15 June 2020, he joined Wieczysta Kraków, a regional league club. On 5 June 2023, Peszko announced that he would stop playing football at the end of that season.
Playing for Poland
Peszko played his first international game for the Poland national team on 19 November 2008. This was a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland, which Poland won 3–2. He scored his first goal for Poland on 17 January 2010. This was in a game against Denmark, which Poland lost 3–1.
In May 2018, he was chosen to be part of Poland's team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Becoming a Manager
In early 2023, Peszko earned his UEFA A coaching license. On 18 September 2023, he became the temporary manager of Wieczysta Kraków, his former club. As the season went on, he was made the permanent manager. On 18 May 2024, Wieczysta secured promotion to II liga. They won group IV of the III liga with three games left to play. On 18 April 2025, he was no longer the manager. This happened after a 2–2 draw against Świt Szczecin, even though the club was in second place in the league.
On 27 June 2025, Peszko was appointed as Wieczysta's vice-chairman.
Career Achievements
Player
Wisła Płock
- Polish Cup: 2005–06
Lech Poznań
- Ekstraklasa: 2009–10
- Polish Cup: 2008–09
- Polish Super Cup: 2009
1. FC Köln
- 2. Bundesliga: 2013–14
Lechia Gdańsk
- Polish Super Cup: 2019
Wieczysta Kraków
- IV liga Lesser Poland West: 2021–22
- Regional league, group: Kraków II: 2020–21
- Polish Cup (Lesser Poland regionals): 2020–21, 2021–22
- Polish Cup (Kraków regionals): 2020–21
Individual Awards
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2009
Manager
Wieczysta Kraków
- III liga, group IV: 2023–24
See also
In Spanish: Sławomir Peszko para niños
