Łukasz Piszczek

Łukasz Piszczek (2009)

Łukasz Piszczek [ wukaʃ piʃtʃɛk ] ( born June 3, 1985 in Czechowice- Dziedzice, Poland ) is a Polish footballer.

  • 2.1 club teams 2.1.1 national
  • 2.1.2 Awards

Career

Association

Piszczek was with about seven years ago for the first time in MCI Goczalkowice Zdrój on the football field, where his father was coach. He joined in 2001 in the youth department of Gwarek Zabrze. There he won the Polish A- Youth Champion title in 2003.

At this time, the leaders of Hertha BSC on Piszczek were attentive and committed him in 2004. However, the Berlin borrowed him for the season 2004/ 05 to the first Polish first division Zagłębie Lubin made ​​, in which he developed with time first-team regular.

In the last game of the season 2005/ 06 Lubin required at Cracovia Krakow a draw to qualify for the UEFA Cup. Therefore, the team had a 0-0 bought for 25,000 euros. Piszczek showed up for his role four years later in the prosecutor's office in Wroclaw itself.

With Lubin Piszczek won the 2007 Polish Championship. For the club it was the second league title in club history. Already in 2006 reached Piszczek with the team to the final of the National Cup, where they lost against Wisła Płock with 2:3. and 1:3 Piszczek came here in both games used. For the season 2007/ 08 Piszczek returned to Berlin.

Piszczek came at Hertha both as a striker and on the left wing in midfield for use. In the 2007 /08 season he completed in twelve games from the beginning, in twelve other he replaced. He made his debut on the opening day of the season on August 11, 2008 against Eintracht Frankfurt in the starting lineup. On 30 Matchday he scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 2-2 draw against Hannover 96 in the following season Piszczek was injured a long time and came to a total of 13 missions. At the end of the season he was repeatedly used by coach Lucien Favre at right-back. In the 2009/10 season he was next to goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobný, captain Arne Friedrich, and the Brazilians Cicero and Raphael to the permanent staff of the Berlin.

For the 2010/11 season Piszczek left the relegated to the second league and joined Hertha free transfer to Borussia Dortmund. Here he developed through a violation of parent rights defender Patrick Owomoyela soon became a regular player on this position and become one of the strongest offensive full-back in the Bundesliga. With the Borussia he was in the 2010/11 season and in the season 2011/12 German masters. In October 2012, he extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund ahead until 30 June 2017.

National

On February 3, 2007 Łukasz Piszczek was against Estonia his debut for the Polish national team. A few days before the European Football Championship 2008, he moved instead of Jakub Błaszczykowski, which turned out due to a thigh injury in training, the squad of the Polish national team after. He came in the first game against Germany as a substitute for the use, then fell out, however, due to an injury.

Involvement in match-fixing

In January 2011 it was announced that Piszczek had indicated in December 2009 in Poland for his involvement in match-fixing in the season 2005/ 06 itself. In June 2011 the District Court in Wroclaw sentenced him to a prison sentence for this one-year probation and a fine of 25,000 euros.

Achievements

Club teams

  • Polish Champion: 2007
  • German Champion (2): 2011, 2012 German Vice-Champion ( 1): 2013
  • Champions League finalists: 2013

National

  • European Championships: 2008 ( Poland )
  • European Championships: 2012 ( Poland )

Awards

  • Team of the Year (1 ): 2011 (as a member of Borussia Dortmund)
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