Tomasz Sokołowski I

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Tomasz Sokołowski I
Personal information
Date of birth	September 21, 1970 (1970-09-21) (age 37)
Place of birth	Gdynia, Poland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Ruch Chorzów
Number	22
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1995 1996-2005 2001 2005-2006 2006-	Stomil Olsztyn Legia Warszawa Maccabi Netanya Górnik Łęczna Ruch Chorzów	47 (10) 231 (21) 23 (0) 48 (9)
National team
	Poland	12 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Tomasz Sokołowski I (born September 21, 1970 in Gdynia), Polish footballer currently playing midfield for Ruch Chorzów.

[edit] Career

He began his career with MOSiR Pruszcz Gdański (fall 1990) upon completing high school. He began playing at MOSiR Pruszcz Gdański in 1980 as a youth. He then moved on to Łyn Sępopol (1991). In 1992 he transferred to Stomil Olsztyn and helped them advance to the Ekstraklasa in 1994.

Starting in 1996 he landed with Legia Warszawa. He made his debut for Legia in a Champions League quarterfinal against Panathinaikos on March 8, 1996. He played at Legia until 2005 (with a brief stint at Maccabi Netanya in 2001). While at Legia he won the Polish championship in 2002, Polish Cup and Super Cup in 1997.

In the summer of 2005 he moved on to Górnik Łęczna and made 23 appearances in 2005-2006 . A year later before the 2006/2007 season he transferred to Ruch Chorzów and helped them advance to the Orange Ekstraklasa.

He has appeared in 12 games for Poland and scored 1 goal.