Tomasz Radzinski

Tomasz Radzinski

Personal information
Full name	Tomasz Radzinski
Date of birth	14 December 1973 (1973-12-14)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
–	Cuiavia Inowrocław
1987–1990	VfL Osnabrück
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1993	North York Rockets	–	(–)
1994	St. Catharines Wolves	–	(–)
1994–1998	Germinal Ekeren	104	(42)
1998–2001	Anderlecht	77	(52)
2001–2004	Everton	91	(25)
2004–2007	Fulham	103	(11)
2007–2008	Skoda Xanthi	25	(14)
2008–2011	Lierse	86	(39)
2012–	Waasland-Beveren	0	(0)
National team‡
1995–2009	Canada	46	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:19, 31 Jan 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:19, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Tomasz Radzinski (born 14 December 1973) is a Canadian association footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Second Division side Waasland-Beveren.

Club career

Prior to his moving to Canada, Radziński began his playing career as a youth with Cuiavia Inowrocław 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 Wolves (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 one year contract for Belgian Second Division club Lierse, although his previous contract was valid until 2010. Lierse first had their eye on Peter Utaka, but when he transferred to Odense, they elected to sign 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.

On January 29, 2012, Belgian Second Division side Waasland-Beveren announced they had signed Radzinski on a short-term deal until the end of the 2011-2012 season with an option for an additional year.

International career

Radzinski made his debut for the Canadian national team in a June 1995 friendly match against Turkey. He earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 10 goals. He has represented Canada in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

He also holds a Belgian passport through his marriage.

International Goals

#	Date	City	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	12 January 1996	Los Angeles, USA	Brazil	1–4	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	15 May 2002	St. Gallen, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–1	Friendly
3.	15 May 2002	St. Gallen, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–1	Friendly
4.	11 September 2003	Tampere, Finland	Finland	2–3	Friendly
5.	15 November 2003	Teplice, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1–5	Friendly
6.	13 June 2004	Kingston, Canada	Belize	4–0	2006 World Cup Qualification
7.	16 June 2004	Kingston, Canada	Belize	4–0	2006 World Cup Qualification
8.	10 October 2006	Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	1–2	Friendly
9.	25 March 2007	Hamilton, Bermuda	Bermuda	3–0	Friendly
10.	10 October 2008	Edmonton, Canada	Mexico	2–2	2010 World Cup Qualification

Honours

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

• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winner (1): 2009–10

• Belgian Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1997

External links

• Tomasz Radzinski career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile and stats at FootballDatabase
• ESPN Soccernet profile
• CanadaSoccer national team profile
• Career stats – National Football Teams