Tomasz Radzinski

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Tomasz Radzinski
Personal information
Date of birth December 14, 1973 (1973-12-14) (age 34)
Place of birth    Poznań, Poland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Skoda Xanthi
Number 27
Youth clubs
 ?–1987
1987–1990		 Cujavia Inowroclaw
VfL Osnabrück
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990–1993
1994
1994–1998
1998–2001
2001–2004
2004–2007
2007–		 North York Rockets
St. Catharines Roma
Germinal Ekeren
Anderlecht
Everton
Fulham
Skoda Xanthi		 00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
104 (40)
078 (52)
091 (25)
103 (10)
021 (14)   
National team2
1995– Canada 36 (9)

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 Radzinski (born 14 December 1973 in Poznań) is a Polish-born Canadian football striker who is currently signed to Skoda Xanthi in the Greek Super League.

Prior to his moving to Canada, Radzinski began his playing career 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, by then renamed, however, to the Canadian National Soccer League).

Radzinski 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, Radzinski 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, he signed for Greek team Skoda Xanthi, on a free transfer.

Radzinski also plays for the Canadian national team, for whom he has scored 9 goals in 36 games. He also holds a Belgian passport through his marriage.

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Preceded by
Ole Martin Årst and Toni Brogno		 Belgian League top scorer
23 goals
2000-01		 Succeeded by
Wesley Sonck
Persondata
NAME Radzinski, Tomasz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION football player
DATE OF BIRTH 14 December 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Poznań, Poland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH