Michał Żewłakow
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Michał Żewłakow | |
| Date of birth | April 22, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympiacos | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1987-1988 1988-1990 1990-1995 |
Drukarz Warszawa Marymont Warszawa Polonia Warszawa |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993-1995 1995-1996 1995-1998 1998-1999 1999-2002 2002-2006 2006- |
Polonia Warszawa Hutnik Warszawa Polonia Warszawa Beveren Mouscron Anderlecht Olympiacos |
89 (6) 24 (1) 94 (1) 96 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999- | Poland | 60 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michał Żewłakow (born April 22, 1976) is a Polish footballer solid left-sided defender who plays for the Poland national football team and is currently on the books of Olympiacos and is a constant danger when pushing forward and poses a threat with his powerful free-kicks.
Born in Warsaw in April 1976, Żewłakow spent eight years with KP Polonia Warszawa and broke into the first team in 1996/97. 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. Michal Żewłakow went on to become a key player, helping the club reach the 2002 Belgian Cup final. 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. In the summer he joined Olympiacos CFP on a free transfer.
Żewłakow has already endeared himself to the Olympiacos fans with his committed performances and whole-hearted celebrations.
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 Poland's three group games at Korea/Japan 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.
Michał Żewłakow has a twin brother, Marcin, who plays for K.A.A. Gent as a striker. Żewłakow and brother Marcin became the first twins ever to play together for Poland when they were picked in the starting lineup to face France in February 2000.
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Poland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Dudek | 2 Kłos | 3 Zieliński | 4 Michał Żewłakow | 5 Rząsa | 6 Hajto | 7 Świerczewski | 8 Kucharski | 9 Kryszałowicz | 10 Kałużny | 11 Olisadebe | 12 Majdan | 13 Głowacki | 14 Marcin Żewłakow | 15 Wałdoch | 16 Murawski | 17 A. Bąk | 18 Krzynówek | 19 Żurawski | 20 J. Bąk | 21 Koźmiński | 22 Matysek | 23 Sibik | Coach: Engel |
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Poland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Boruc | 2 Jop | 3 Gancarczyk | 4 Baszczyński | 5 Kosowski | 6 Bąk | 7 Sobolewski | 8 Krzynówek | 9 Żurawski | 10 Szymkowiak | 11 Rasiak | 12 Kuszczak | 13 Mila | 14 Żewłakow | 15 Smolarek | 16 Radomski | 17 Dudka | 18 Lewandowski | 19 Bosacki | 20 Giza | 21 Jeleń | 22 Fabiański | 23 Brożek | Coach: Janas |
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| Olympiacos - Current Squad |
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2 Patsatzoglou | 3 Domi | 6 Stoltidis | 7 Castillo | 8 Marić | 9 Okkas | 10 Rivaldo | 11 Đorđević | 14 Żewłakow | 16 Né | 17 Taralidis | 18 Borja | 21 Georgatos | 22 Bulut | 23 Konstantinou | 28 Mendrinos | 30 Pantos | 32 Anatolakis | 35 Torosidis | 36 Fakinos | 40 Babangida | 55 Correa | 71 Nikopolidis | 74 Butina | 77 Pappas | 87 Panagopoulos | Manager: Lemonis |
Categories: 1976 births | Living people | Polish footballers | Poland international footballers | Football (soccer) fullbacks | Football (soccer) defenders | Polonia Warszawa players | K.S.K. Beveren players | R.E. Mouscron players | R.S.C. Anderlecht players | Olympiacos footballers | FIFA World Cup 2002 players | FIFA World Cup 2006 players
