Tomasz Radzinski

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Tomasz Radziński
Personal information
Date of birth	December 14, 1973 (1973-12-14) (age 35)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Lierse
Number	13
Youth career
?-1987 1987-1990	Cujavia Inowroclaw VfL Osnabrück
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1993 1994 1994-1998 1998-2001 2001-2004 2004-2007 2007-2008 2008-	North York Rockets St. Catharines Roma Germinal Ekeren Anderlecht Everton Fulham Skoda Xanthi Lierse	026 00(8) 011 00(4) 104 0(40) 078 0(52) 091 0(25) 093 0(10) 021 0(14) 020 0(12)
National team2
1995–	Canada	46 (11)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:47, 14 November 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Tomasz Radziński (born 14 December 1973 in Poznań) is a Polish Canadian football striker who is currently signed to Lierse in the Belgian Second Division.

Prior to his moving to Canada, Radziński began his playing career as a youth with Cujavia Inowroclaw in his native Poland, and Germany's VfL Osnabrück. He joined the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League in 1990 and remained with the club through the league's demise in 1992 to the club's last year, played in the National Soccer League (NSL), in 1993. He played in the summer of 1994 with the St. Catharines Roma (of the same league which however was by then renamed to the Canadian National Soccer League).

Radziński returned to Europe, joining Germinal Ekeren in Belgium in 1994. From there he eventually signed for Belgian giants Anderlecht for whom he scored 57 goals in 90 appearances – including five UEFA Champions League strikes in his last season with the Belgian champions - before moving to Everton for around £4.5 million, the highest transfer fee paid for a Canadian up to that time.

At Everton, Radziński scored 25 times in 91 Premiership outings before requesting a transfer, eventually securing a three year deal with Fulham F.C. worth £1.75 million. Radzinski wasn't as prolific at Fulham as he was in his previous side, but won over the fans with several crucial goals. Radzinski was released at the end of the 2006-07 season by new manager Lawrie Sanchez, totalling 17 goals in 117 appearances.

On August 28 2007, he signed for Greek team Skoda Xanthi, on a free transfer. One year later, on August 30 2008 he signed a 1 year contract for the Belgian Second Division club Lierse, although his previous contract still applied until 2010. Lierse first had their eye on Peter Utaka, but when he was transferred to Odense, they chose to attract Radzinski. Radzinski had disclosed to the press his belief that members of Skoda Xanthi had been involved in match fixing and was seeking a transfer.

Radzinski also plays for the Canadian national team, for whom he has scored 10 goals in 44 games. He also holds a Belgian passport through his marriage.

[edit] Honours

• Belgian First Division:
  • Winner (2): 1999-2000, 2000-01

• Belgian Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1997

[edit] External links

• Tomasz Radzinski career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile and stats at FootballDatabase
• ESPN Soccernet profile
• CanadaSoccer national team profile