- Radosław Sobolewski
Football player infobox
playername= Radosław Sobolewski
fullname = Radosław Sobolewski
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|12|13
cityofbirth =Białystok
countryofbirth =Poland
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub =Wisła Kraków
clubnumber = 7
position = Midfielder
years = 1994-1998
1998-2003
2003-2005
2005-
clubs =Jagiellonia Białystok Wisła Płock
Dyskobolia GrodziskWisła Kraków
caps(goals) = 98 (17)
110 (12)
38 (7)
89 (9)
nationalyears = 2003-2007
nationalteam = Poland
nationalcaps(goals) = 32 (1)
pcupdate = 23:58,October 10 2008
ntupdate = 23:58,October 10 2008 Radosław Sobolewski (born
December 13 1976 inBiałystok ) is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a defensivemidfielder forWisła Kraków and the Polish national football team. He is 182 cm tall and weighs 79 kg.He started his career in 1994/95, playing for
Jagiellonia Białystok . In 1998 he was transferred toWisła Płock , where he played for the next four years. Krzysztof Dmoszyński, the club's president and Sobolewski didn't share the same opinion on many topics. That caused Sobolewski to play in the clubs 5th league reserves. Before the 2002/03 season, he joinedDyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski , where he stayed until early spring 2004. Since then he has played for Wisła Kraków, helping the team to achieve theOrange Ekstraklasa title in 2004/05.He debuted in the top division on
March 7 1998 playing for Wisła Płock against Raków Częstochowa. Since then he has played in 136 first division games, scoring 18 goals (as ofJanuary 1 2006 ).During the 2005/06 winter transfer period, he was approached by
Southampton FC . However, the £1,000,000 offer made by the English club was turned down by Wisła Kraków's board.Sobolewski was selected to the 23-men national squad for the
2006 FIFA World Cup finals inGermany . 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 .External links
* [http://pzpn.pl/a_kadra.php?oid=58031 National team stats on pzpn.pl] pl icon
* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=217260/index.html Player profile on FIFA.com]
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