Tomasz Radzinski
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomasz Radzinski | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| 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) |
| 2008–2012 | Lierse | 86 | (39) |
| 2012 | Waasland-Beveren | 14 | (7) |
| Total | 500 | (190) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Canada U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–2009 | Canada | 46 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2015 | Lierse (sporting director) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tomasz Radzinski (born 14 December 1973) is a retired Polish-born Canadian association footballer who played as a striker and winger.
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.
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