Łukasz Surma (born 28 June 1977) is a Polish professional

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and former

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who was most recently in charge of

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club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów. He holds the record for the most appearances in

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

history, with 559 games played for

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

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Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

and

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Club career

He was a captain of

for four years, with whom he won the 2005–06 league title. In the past years he played for clubs like

and

. On 5 July 2007, Łukasz Surma signed for Israeli side

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. He was loaned to

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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 Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, they will compete in the 2025–26 II lig ...

. In his debut on 27 March 2022, "Stalówka" led by him lost 1–0 to Podlasie Biała Podlaska. The team from Stalowa Wola finished the 2021–22 season in 7th place. On 21 June 2022, led by Surma, Stal won 3–0 against

Karpaty Krosno KKS Karpaty Krosno is a Polish sports club based in Krosno, Poland. The name "Karpaty" refers to the Carpathian Mountains. As of the 2024–25 season, the football team plays in the IV liga Subcarpathia, after spending the previous season in ...

in the final of the Subcarpathian Polish Cup. Despite media rumors of his departure after the season, 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. He was fired on 21 March 2023. At the time of his departure, Stal was in third place in the league, with a point loss to leader Wieczysta Kraków.

Sandecja Nowy Sącz

On 15 August 2023, he was announced as the new manager of

II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...

club

Sandecja Nowy Sącz Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish football club from Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, that was formed in 1910. In the 2025–26 season, they will compete in II liga, the third tier of Polish football, after winning group IV of the 2024–2 ...

, who at the time were placed bottom of the table and had just crashed out of the

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preliminary round. He left the team on 5 January 2024, with a record of four wins, four draws and seven losses.

Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów

Surma returned to managing on 14 December 2024, taking charge of

club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów. On 4 May 2025, he was dismissed following a 1–6 defeat against Siarka Tarnobrzeg the day prior.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Legia Warsaw *

: 2005–06

Manager

Soła Oświęcim *

(Wadowice - Oświęcim regionals): 2018–19 Stal Stalowa Wola * Polish Cup (Subcarpathia regionals): 2021–22 * Polish Cup (Stalowa Wola regionals): 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Surma, Lukasz 1977 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Wisła Kraków players Ruch Chorzów players Legia Warsaw players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Admira Wacker players Lechia Gdańsk players Ekstraklasa players IV liga players Israeli Premier League players 2. Liga (Austria) players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Israel Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Polish football managers Stal Stalowa Wola managers Sandecja Nowy Sącz managers II liga managers Men's association football player-managers