Michał Żewłakow

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Michał Żewłakow
Żewłakow with Legia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name Michał Ryszard Żewłakow[1]
Date of birth (1976-04-22) 22 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
full-back
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw (sporting director)
Youth career
1987–1988 Drukarz Warsaw
1988–1990 Marymont Warsaw
1990–1995 Polonia Warsaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Polonia Warsaw
1995–1996 → Hutnik Warsaw (loan)
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 359 (12)
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 executive, pundit and former professional player who played as a defender. He is currently the sporting director of Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Żewłakow earned 102 caps for the Poland national team during a 13-year international career, served as captain from 2006, and represented his country at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as the UEFA Euro 2008, Poland's first appearance at the UEFA European Championship. He is Poland's 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 moved to Belgian side

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

Anderlecht

After following coach

league title from Club Brugge. The next season, he lost his place but regained it for the 2005–06 campaign
as Anderlecht won the league again.

Olympiacos

In the summer 2006, Żewłakow moved to Super League Greece club Olympiacos on a free transfer.[2][3]

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.[4]

Legia Warsaw

In June 2011, Żewłakow joined Polish club Legia Warsaw on a one-year contract.[5]

International career

The

qualifying for UEFA EURO 2004 and the 2006 World Cup
, where he again appeared three times in the finals in Germany.

Post-playing career

Immediately after retiring at the end of the 2012–13 season, Żewłakow joined Legia Warsaw's executive staff as head of the scouting department, before being appointed sporting director in 2015.[6]

Responsible for Legia's transfer activity, he oversaw the signings of Kasper Hämäläinen, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Thibault Moulin, Krzysztof Mączyński, returns of Miroslav Radović, Artur Jędrzejczyk and Iñaki Astiz, among others. He left Legia on 13 September 2017,[7] having helped win two league titles, one national cup and reach the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage.

In June 2018, Żewłakow was appointed sporting director of fellow Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin, where he supervised the signings of players such as Damjan Bohar, Patryk Szysz, Saša Živec, and the appointment of Martin Ševela as manager. He left his post at the end of 2019.[8]

On 19 August 2020, he joined Canal+ Sport's coverage team as a pundit and co-commentator.[9]

On 3 November 2020, Żewłakow was announced as the new sporting director of II liga side Motor Lublin, a role he would hold concurrently with his position at Canal+. He left the club by mutual consent on 8 November 2021.[10]

On 27 March 2025, Legia Warsaw confirmed that Żewłakow would be returning to the role of sporting director at the club, on a deal until the end of the 2026–27 season.[11]

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

Olympiacos[12]

Legia Warsaw[12]

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michal Ryczard Zewlakow" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ Michał Żewłakow w Olympiakosie 1 February 2006, interia.pl
  3. ^ Żewłakow: W Grecji uciekałem przed kibicami sport.fakt.pl
  4. ^ Doppio colpo per l’Ankaragücü
  5. ^ Michał Żewłakow podpisał kontrakt z Legią Warszawa 13 June 2011, onet.pl
  6. ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (27 March 2025). "Wielki powrót do Legii Warszawa. To on ma zostać nowym dyrektorem sportowym!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Jacek Magiera odchodzi z Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ^ Miga, Mateusz (30 December 2019). "Michał Żewłakow nie jest już dyrektorem sportowym Zagłębia Lubin". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Mateusz Borek i Michał Żewłakow dołączają do redakcji sportowej CANAL+!". canalplus.com (in Polish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Michał Żewłakow odchodzi z Motoru" (in Polish). Motor Lublin. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (27 March 2025). "Oficjalnie: Michał Żewłakow w Legii Warszawa. Co nowy dyrektor sportowy zrobi z Goncalo Feio?". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "Michał Żewłakow". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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