Łukasz Surma

Łukasz Surma (born 28 June 1977 in Kraków) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He is the current record holder in number of appearances in Polish Ekstraklasa, as he played 559 matches.

Łukasz Surma
Łukasz Surma with Ruch Chorzów in 2017
Personal information
Full name Łukasz Surma
Date of birth (1977-06-28) 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 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 6 (0)
2009–2013 Lechia Gdańsk 125 (6)
2013–2017 Ruch Chorzów 144 (5)
Total 616 (26)
International career
2002–2003 Poland 5 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Garbarnia Kraków
2021–2022 Piast Żmigród
2022–2023 Stal Stalowa Wola
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career
Surma in 2012 with Lechia Gdańsk

He was a captain of Legia Warsaw for four years. With this team he won Polish Championship in 2006. 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.

Managerial career

On 23 March 2022, Surma was appointed the successor of Łukasz Bereta at Stal Stalowa Wola.[2]

In his debut on March 27, 2022, the "Stalówka" led by him lost 0–1 to Podlasie Biała Podlaska.[3] The team from Stalowa Wola finished the 2021/2022 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 2022/2023 season. At the inauguration of the new season, Stal lost 2–4 in a league game against MKS Cracovia reserves.[7]

He was fired on March 21, 2023; he led "Stalówka" in 33 third league matches, 16 won, 6 tied, 11 lost.[8] At the time of his departure, Stal was in third place in the league, with a point loss to leader Wieczysta Kraków.[9]

National team

Surma has appeared five times for the Poland national team.

References
  1. "Łukasz Surma" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  2. "Jest nowy trener Stali Stalowa Wola". tyna.info.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. Ryzner, Tomasz (2022-03-27). "3 liga. Nieudany debiut trenera Łukasza Surmy. Stal Stalowa Wola przegrywa u siebie z Podlasiem. Złość kibiców". Nowiny (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  4. "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: IV". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  5. "Puchar Polski 2021/2022, grupa: Podkarpacki ZPN". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. Wiśniewski, Damian (2022-06-20). "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 2023-04-28.
  7. "Porażka „Stalówki" z rezerwami Cracovii na inaugurację sezonu" (in Polish). 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  8. "Trener Łukasz Surma zwolniony ze Stali Stalowa Wola" (in Polish). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  9. Media, Wirtualna Polska (2023-03-19). "To się nie zdarza! Wielka wpadka Wieczystej". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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