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Polish footballer (born 1977)

Jakub Wierzchowski
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-15) 15 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Lublin, Poland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Lublinianka
1997–1998 Górnik Łęczna
1998–1999 Wisła Kraków 3 (0)
1999–2001 Ruch Chorzów 55 (0)
2001–2003 Werder Bremen 3 (0)
2003–2006 Wisła Płock 56 (0)
2006–2007 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 3 (0)
2007–2008 Polonia Bytom 0 (0)
2008–2012 Górnik Łęczna 80 (0)
2013 KS Lublin
International career
2000–2002 Poland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jakub Wierzchowski (born 15 April 1977) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. From 2011 to 2013, he was the goalkeeping coach of Górnik Łęczna.

Club career

Wierzchowski joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in summer 2001 on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Ruch Chorzów was reported as DM1 million (equivalent to €511292 at the time). During his time at Werder Bremen he and goalkeeping rival Pascal Borel were labelled the "weakest goalkeepers in the Bundesliga" by Süddeutsche Zeitung journalist Ralf Wiegand and afterwards "not ready for the first league" by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's Frank Heike.

In January 2008, he joined Górnik Łęczna. He extended his contract to summer 2011 in June 2009.

International career

Wierzchowski was a part of Poland national team for which he made two appearances.

Honours

Wisła Kraków

Wisła Płock

References

  1. Jakub Wierzchowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  2. ^ "Kurz gemeldet" [In brief]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 23 May 2001. p. 43.
  3. Wiegand, Ralf (7 March 2003). "Die Nummer 19 unter den Einsen" [The number 19 among the ones]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). p. 29.
  4. Heike, Frank (29 September 2004). "Auf Umwegen in die Champions League der Torhüter" [A roundabout route to the Champions League of goalkeepers]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). No. 227. p. 34.
  5. "Dwaj nowi piłkarze w Górniku Łęczna". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 January 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. "Jakub Wierzchowski przedłużył kontrakt z Górnikiem Łęczna". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. "Sezon 1998/99". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. "Był taki mecz: Wisła - Pogoń 4:0 (29.05.1999)" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. "Sezon 2005/06". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. "3 maja 2006. Puchar jest nasz, puchar do nas należy!" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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