Radosław Sobolewski

Radosław Sobolewski
Personal information
Full name Radosław Sobolewski
Date of birth 13 December 1976 (1976-12-13) (age 35)
Place of birth Białystok, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Wisła Kraków
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1997 Jagiellonia Białystok 98 (17)
1998–2002 Wisła Płock 110 (12)
2003–2004 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 38 (7)
2005– Wisła Kraków 163 (13)
National team
2003–2007 Poland 32 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Radosław Sobolewski (Polish pronunciation: [raˈdɔswaf sɔbɔˈlɛfski]; born 13 December 1976 in Białystok) is a Polish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Wisła Kraków.

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Club career

He started his career playing for Jagiellonia Białystok. In 1998 he was transferred to Wisła Płock, where he played for the next four years. He debuted in the top division on March 7, 1998 playing for Wisła Płock against Raków Częstochowa. On January 2003 he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, where he stayed until December 2004. Since then he has played for Wisła Kraków, helping the team to achieve the Ekstraklasa titles in 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11 seasons.[1]

During the 2005/06 winter transfer period, he was approached by Southampton FC. However, the offer made by the English club was turned down by Wisła Kraków's board.[2]

International career

Sobolewski was selected to the 23-men national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. At this tournament, he received a red card for two bookable offences in his team's second group-stage match against Germany. He was the fourth player to see red in the tournament and the first Polish player to be sent off in the World Cup.

Radosław Sobolewski retired from international football on Tuesday 20 November 2007, shocking Polish football fans by doing so as it was just three days after Poland's 2:0 win over Belgium which ensured their passage to Euro 2008.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. August 20, 2003 Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 0–1 1–2 Friendly

Statistics

(correct as of 16 November 2011)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jagiellonia Białystok 1994–1995 I Liga 32 3 1 0 – 33 3
1995–1996 I Liga 27 1 2 0 – 29 1
1996–1997 II Liga 23 4 0 0 – 23 4
1997–1998 II Liga 16 9 – – 16 9
Wisła Płock 1997–1998 Ekstraklasa 17 1 – – 17 1
1998–1999 I Liga 26 1 2 1 – 28 2
1999–2000 Ekstraklasa 28 1 6 0 – 34 1
2000–2001 Ekstraklasa 25 6 5 0 – 30 6
2001–2002 I Liga 14 3 5 0 – 19 3
Dyskobolia 2002–2003 Ekstraklasa 14 3 – – 14 3
2003–2004 Ekstraklasa 16 4 1 0 4 0 21 4
2004–2005 Ekstraklasa 8 0 5 0 – 13 0
Wisła Kraków 2004–2005 Ekstraklasa 12 1 5 0 – 17 1
2005–2006 Ekstraklasa 27 3 2 0 3 1 32 4
2006–2007 Ekstraklasa 18 2 3 0 7 0 28 2
2007–2008 Ekstraklasa 25 2 7 1 – 32 3
2008–2009 Ekstraklasa 28 3 5 0 5 0 38 3
2009–2010 Ekstraklasa 20 1 2 0 2 0 24 1
2010–2011 Ekstraklasa 26 1 2 0 4 0 32 1
2011–2012 Ekstraklasa 7 0 0 0 8 0 15 0
Total Jagiellonia Białystok 98 17 3 0 – 101 17
Total Wisła Płock 110 12 18 1 – 128 13
Total Dyskobolia 38 7 6 0 4 0 48 7
Total Wisła Kraków 163 13 26 1 29 1 218 15

Honours

Wisła Płock

Dyskobolia

Wisła Kraków

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Radosław Sobolewski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=1955. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
  2. ^ "Anglia nie dla "Baszcza" i "Sobola"" (in Polish). wislakrakow.com. http://www.wislakrakow.com/www/showarticle.php?articleid=10191. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 

External links

Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
Wisła Kraków – current squad