Radosław Sobolewski
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| Radosław Sobolewski | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Radosław Sobolewski | |
| Date of birth | December 13, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Białystok, Poland | |
| Height | 182 cm | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wisła Kraków | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1994-1997 1998-2002 2003-2004 2005-2006 |
Jagiellonia Białystok Wisła Płock Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski Wisła Kraków |
38 (7) 39 (4) |
| National team** | ||
| 2003- | Poland | 21 (1) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Radosław Sobolewski (born December 13, 1976 in Białystok) is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Wisła 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 to Wisła Płock, where he played for the next four years. Before the 2002/03 season, he joined Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski, where he stayed until early spring 2004. Since then he has played for Wisła Kraków, helping the team to achieve the Orange 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 of January 1, 2006).
He has made 21 appearances for Poland, scoring once.
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 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.
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Poland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Boruc | 2 Jop | 3 Gancarczyk | 4 Baszczyński | 5 Kosowski | 6 Bąk | 7 Sobolewski | 8 Krzynówek | 9 Żurawski | 10 Szymkowiak | 11 Rasiak | 12 Kuszczak | 13 Mila | 14 Żewłakow | 15 Smolarek | 16 Radomski | 17 Dudka | 18 Lewandowski | 19 Bosacki | 20 Giza | 21 Jeleń | 22 Fabiański | 23 Brożek | Coach: Janas |
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