Radosław Sobolewski

Radosław Sobolewski

Personal information
Full name	Radosław Sobolewski
Date of birth	13 December 1976
Place of birth	Białystok, Poland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Górnik Zabrze
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)
2005–2013	Wisła Kraków	186	(14)
2013–	Górnik Zabrze	77	(10)
National team
2003–2007	Poland	32	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2016. † Appearances (goals)

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

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 7 March 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.	20 August 2003	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–1	1–2	Friendly

Statistics

(correct as of 3 June 2013)

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	11	0	0	0	8	0	19	0
	2012–2013	Ekstraklasa	19	1	5	1	–		24	2
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		186	14	31	2	29	1	246	17

Honours

Wisła Płock

• I Liga: 1998–99

Dyskobolia

• Polish Cup: 2004–05

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Year: 2005
• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: March 2009

References

1. "Radosław Sobolewski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
2. "Anglia nie dla "Baszcza" i "Sobola"" (in Polish). wislakrakow.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009.

External links

• Radosław Sobolewski profile at 90minut
• National team stats on pzpn.pl (Polish)
• Player profile on FIFA.com