During his 20-year professional career, he played for clubs such as Lech Poznań, GKS Katowice, Polonia Warsaw, ŁKS Łódź, French clubs Saint-Étienne, Bastia and Marseille, Japanese side Gamba Osaka and England outfit Birmingham City, among others.

[1] Świerczewski played for the Poland national team, winning 70 caps and scoring a goal.

He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal, and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

[3] In 1993, he shared the cover of FIFA International Soccer with David Platt, in the first game in this videogame series.

[6][7] GKS Katowice[10] Bastia Lech Poznań[10] Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski[10] Poland Olympic