Jakub Wierzchowski
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-15) 15 April 1977
Place of birth Lublin, Poland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
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.[2] The transfer fee paid to Ruch Chorzów was reported as DM1 million (equivalent to €511292 at the time).[2] 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[3] and afterwards "not ready for the first league" by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's Frank Heike.[4]

In January 2008, he joined Górnik Łęczna.[5] He extended his contract to summer 2011 in June 2009.[6]

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. 1 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.


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