Łukasz Surma

Łukasz Surma
Łukasz Surma with Ruch Chorzów in 2016
Personal information
Full name Łukasz Surma
Date of birth (1977-06-28) 28 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Kraków, Poland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów (manager)
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
2024– Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Łukasz Surma (born 28 June 1977) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of III liga club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów.

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

Surma in 2012 with Lechia Gdańsk

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

Surma has appeared five times for the Poland national team.

Managerial career

Stal Stalowa Wola

On 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]

Sandecja Nowy Sącz

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]

Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów

Surma returned to managing on 14 December 2024, taking charge of III liga club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów.[12]

Honours

Player

Legia Warsaw

Manager

Soła Oświęcim

Stal Stalowa Wola

  • Polish Cup (Subcarpathia regionals): 2021–22[5]
  • Polish Cup (Stalowa Wola regionals): 2021–22[14]

References

  1. ^ "Łukasz Surma" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Jest nowy trener Stali Stalowa Wola". tyna.info.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: IV". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Puchar Polski 2021/2022, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Porażka "Stalówki" z rezerwami Cracovii na inaugurację sezonu" (in Polish). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Trener Łukasz Surma zwolniony ze Stali Stalowa Wola" (in Polish). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (19 March 2023). "To się nie zdarza! Wielka wpadka Wieczystej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Łukasz Surma powraca na szczebel centralny. Przejął drużynę w kryzysie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Łukasz Surma odchodzi z Sandecji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Oficjalnie: Łukasz Surma nowym trenerem Pogoni-Sokoła Lubaczów". elubaczow.com (in Polish). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Puchar Polski 2018/2019, grupa: Małopolski ZPN - Wadowice - Oświęcim". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Puchar Polski 2021/2022, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN - Stalowa Wola". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2024.