- Tomasz Frankowski
Football player infobox
playername= Tomasz Frankowski
fullname =
nickname = "Franek", "Franky"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|8|16
cityofbirth =Białystok
countryofbirth =Poland
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub = Chicago Fire
clubnumber = 9
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991–19931993–199619961996–19971997–19981998–20052005–20062006–20072006–2007
2008–
clubs =Jagiellonia Białystok RC Strasbourg Nagoya Grampus Eight CFP Poitiers FC Martigues Wisła Kraków Elche CF Wolverhampton Wanderers →CD Tenerife (loan)
Chicago Fire
caps(goals) = 009 00(1)021 00(2)007 00(1)032 0(22)019 00(5)173 (115)014 00(8)016 00(0)019 00(3)017 00(2)
nationalyears = 1998–2006
nationalteam = Poland
nationalcaps(goals) = 022 0(10)
pcupdate = 11 February 2008
ntupdate = 30 July 2006Tomasz Frankowski ( IPA2|ˈtɔmaʂ franˈkɔvski; born
August 16 ,1974 inBiałystok ) is a Polish footballer, who plays for MLS club Chicago Fire.Tomasz Frankowski is best known for his productivity while with
Wisła Kraków ofPoland , where the opportunistic forward had his greatest success as a goal-poacher. The veteran striker also has experience abroad, honing his skills while playing for clubs in the top leagues ofFrance ,Japan ,Spain ,England , andUSA .The
striker has been capped 20 times by the Polish national team, scoring 10 goals, including against England in a World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford in October 2005.Career
The Białystok, Poland native began his career with his hometown team
Jagiellonia Białystok in 1991 before heading to France to play forRC Strasbourg (1993-1996), followed by a brief stint atNagoya Grampus Eight ofJapan (1996). Frankowski then returned to France to play forCFP Poitiers (1996-1997) andFC Martigues (1997-1998), before returning to his home nation to play for Wisła Kraków.After spells in at several clubs in France and Japan, Frankowski won five Polish Championship titles with
Wisła Kraków in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, twoPolish Cup s in 2002 and 2003, and aPolish SuperCup in 2001. He was topscorer three times, in 1999, 2001 and 2005.He had a short but successful spell in Spain with
Elche CF of theSegunda División after joining them in September 2005, scoring 8 times in just 13 appearances. The striker then joined English Championship clubWolverhampton Wanderers on25 January 2006 , purchased by managerGlenn Hoddle for £1.4 million.However, his spell at Wolves did not go well, with Frankowski failing to score a single goal. This earned him the unenviable nickname of "the Pole with no goal" and also meant he was omitted from the 2006 World Cup squad by coach
Paweł Janas . Although most fans and critics agree that he wasn't helped by manager Glenn Hoddle's negative tactics. Previously, he had scored 9 goals in 11 games in the qualifying rounds for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.In August 2006, he was loaned to another Spanish Segunda División side,
CD Tenerife , for the 2006-07 season, where he scored on his home debut. However, at the end of his season atCD Tenerife , Frankowski returned to Wolves after the Spanish club decided not to purchase the player.Upon returning to Molineux for training, he was requested to 'earn his transfer' to another club after no offers arrived for the striker with a year still remaining on his contract. However, he suffered a knee injury in pre-season training and was unable to attempt any action. By mutual consent, the club terminated his contract on
31 August 2007 .After a period of inactivity, he headed to join up with the Chicago Fire, finally signing a deal on February 19, 2008, while spurning a more lucrative offer from a Spanish Segunda División side. He scored his first two goals for the Chicago Fire on
3 April 2008 during their home opener against theNew England Revolution .International
Has recorded 10 goals in 22 appearances with the Polish national team. Was Poland's top scorer in
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches leading up to the 2006 World Cup inGermany . Appeared in 10 games for the U-17 and U-20 .ee also
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List of current MLS players External links
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* [http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=462 Tomasz Frankowski career stats] at [http://90minut.pl/ 90minut.pl]
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