Łukasz Surma (born 28 June 1977 in Kraków) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently in charge of II liga club Sandecja Nowy Sącz.
.jpg) Łukasz Surma with Ruch Chorzów in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Łukasz Surma | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Wisła Kraków | 70 | (1) |
| 1998–2002 | Ruch Chorzów | 117 | (6) |
| 2002–2007 | Legia Warsaw | 123 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi Haifa | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Admira Wacker | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Lechia Gdańsk | 125 | (6) |
| 2013–2017 | Ruch Chorzów | 144 | (5) |
| 2018 | Watra Białka Tatrzańska | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 630 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Poland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Poland | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Watra Białka Tatrzańska (player-manager) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Soła Oświęcim | ||
| 2019–2021 | Garbarnia Kraków | ||
| 2021–2022 | Piast Żmigród | ||
| 2022–2023 | Stal Stalowa Wola | ||
| 2023–2024 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He holds the record for the most appearances in Ekstraklasa history, with 559 games played for Wisła Kraków, Ruch Chorzów, Legia Warsaw and Lechia Gdańsk.
Club career
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He was a captain of Legia Warsaw for four years, with whom he won the 2005–06 league title. In the past years he played for clubs like Ruch Chorzów and Wisła Kraków.[1]
On 5 July 2007, Łukasz Surma signed for Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. He was loaned to Bnei Sakhnin where he was a regular starter, helping the team finish in 3rd place.
International career
editSurma has appeared five times for the Poland national team.
Managerial career
editOn 23 March 2022, Surma was appointed the successor of Łukasz Bereta at Stal Stalowa Wola.[2]
In his debut on 27 March 2022, "Stalówka" led by him lost 1–0 to Podlasie Biała Podlaska.[3] The team from Stalowa Wola finished the 2021–22 season in 7th place.[4] On 21 June 2022, led by Surma, Stal won 3–0 against Karpaty Krosno in the final of the Subcarpathian Polish Cup.[5]
Despite media rumors of his departure after the season,[6] Surma continued working in the 2022–23 season. At the inauguration of the new campaign, Stal lost 4–2 in a league game against Cracovia II.[7]
He was fired on 21 March 2023; he led Stal in 33 III liga matches, which consisted of 16 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses.[8] At the time of his departure, Stal was in third place in the league, with a point loss to leader Wieczysta Kraków.[9]
On 15 August 2023, he was announced as the new manager of II liga club Sandecja Nowy Sącz, who at the time were placed bottom of the table and had just crashed out of the Polish Cup preliminary round.[10] He left the team on 5 January 2024, with a record of four wins, four draws and seven losses.[11]
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
References
edit- ^ "Łukasz Surma" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Jest nowy trener Stali Stalowa Wola". tyna.info.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Ryzner, Tomasz (27 March 2022). "3 liga. Nieudany debiut trenera Łukasza Surmy. Stal Stalowa Wola przegrywa u siebie z Podlasiem. Złość kibiców". Nowiny (in Polish). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: IV". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2021/2022, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Wiśniewski, Damian (20 June 2022). "3 liga. Co dalej z przyszłością Łukasza Surmy w Stali Stalowa Wola? "Cieszę się, że wszystko jest ze mną konsultowane" (WIDEO)". Gol24 (in Polish). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Porażka "Stalówki" z rezerwami Cracovii na inaugurację sezonu" (in Polish). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Trener Łukasz Surma zwolniony ze Stali Stalowa Wola" (in Polish). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (19 March 2023). "To się nie zdarza! Wielka wpadka Wieczystej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Łukasz Surma powraca na szczebel centralny. Przejął drużynę w kryzysie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Łukasz Surma odchodzi z Sandecji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
External links
edit- Łukasz Surma at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Łukasz Surma at National-Football-Teams.com
- Łukasz Surma at WorldFootball.net
