Tomasz Radzinski (born 14 December 1973) is a former professional
soccer
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player who played as a
striker and
winger. He featured for clubs including
North York Rockets
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in Canada,
Germinal Ekeren
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,
Anderlecht
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(where he won the national championship twice),
Lierse and
Waasland-Beveren
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History
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in Belgium,
Everton and
Fulham
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in England and
Skoda Xanthi
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Founded in 1967, Xa ...
in Greece. Born in Poland, he represented
Canada
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at international level having moved there as a teenager, receiving 46 full
caps
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between 1995 and 2009.
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
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. He joined the
North York Rockets
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of the
Canadian Soccer League
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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
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(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
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in Belgium in 1994. From there he eventually signed for Belgian giants
Anderlecht
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for whom he scored 57 goals in 90 appearances – including five
UEFA Champions League
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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.
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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
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, totalling 17 goals in 117 appearances.
On 28 August 2007, he signed for Greek team
Skoda Xanthi
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Founded in 1967, Xa ...
, on a free transfer.
One year later, on 30 August 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
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Club career
Early career
Born in Enugu, Ni ...
, but when he transferred to
Odense
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, they elected to sign Radzinski. Radzinski had disclosed to the press his belief that members of Skoda Xanthi had been involved in
match fixing
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and was seeking a transfer.
On 29 January 2012, Belgian Second Division side
Waasland-Beveren
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History
The club was founded in 1936 as Red Star and registered to an amat ...
announced they had signed Radzinski on a short-term deal until the end of the 2011–12 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
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. He earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 10 goals making him tied 9th with
Paul Peschisolido
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A forward, ...
in all-time scoring for Canada.
In October 1999, Radzinski had been called up to the Canada national team by coach
Holger Osieck
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, he promised to attend, failed to turn up and later refused to be interviewed about it. The
Canadian Soccer Association
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approached
FIFA
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to have Radzinski prevented from playing for Anderlecht as a result. Kevan Pipe, the head of the CSA called Radzinski's actions "an insult to his teammates, his coach and the country". In October 2001, he announced that he'd like to play for Canada again as they had a friendly against European opponents, Malta. He has represented Canada in 19
FIFA World Cup qualification
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matches. in three
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campaigns (
1998,
2006
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and
2010
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)
He also holds a Belgian passport through his marriage.
Post-playing career
Radzinski was the technical director of Belgian football club
Lierse S.K.
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from 2013 to 2015.
Career statistics
International
:Source:
International goals
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
Honours
Club
Germinal Ekeren
*
Belgian Cup
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: 1996–97 Belgian Cup, 1996–97
Anderlecht
*
Belgian First Division
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:
1999–2000,
2000–01
*
Belgian Super Cup
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:
2000
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Lierse
*
Belgian Second Division:
2009–10
Individual
*
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Arthur Ceuleers and Jules Van Craen hold the record for most goals in a single season at 41. ...
:
2000–01
References
External links
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Canada Soccer Hall of FameESPN Soccernet profile*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Radzinski, Tomasz
1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Poznań
Naturalized citizens of Canada
Naturalised citizens of Belgium
Belgian people of Canadian descent
Belgian people of Polish descent
Association football forwards
Soccer people from Ontario
Canadian soccer players
Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
Canada men's international soccer players
Polish footballers
Belgian footballers
North York Rockets players
St. Catharines Roma Wolves players
Beerschot A.C. players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Everton F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
Xanthi F.C. players
Lierse S.K. players
S.K. Beveren players
Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
Belgian First Division A players
Belgian First Division B players
Premier League players
Super League Greece players
Canadian expatriate soccer players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Polish emigrants to Canada
Polish expatriate footballers
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Polish expatriate sportspeople in England
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Belgian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Greece
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Canadian National Soccer League players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England