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{{Short description|Polish-born soccer player (born 1973)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tomasz Radzinski
| image = Tomasz Radzinski 2004.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Poznań]], [[Polish People's Republic|Poland]]
| height = 1.74 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]], [[winger (association football)|winger]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Cuiavia Inowrocław]]
| youthyears2 = 1987–1990
| youthclubs2 = [[VfL Osnabrück]]
| years1 = 1990–1993
| clubs1 = [[North York Rockets]]
| caps1 = 32
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 1994
| clubs2 = [[St. Catharines Wolves]]
| caps2 = –
| goals2 = –
| years3 = 1994–1998
| clubs3 = [[K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren|Germinal Ekeren]]
| caps3 = 104
| goals3 = 42
| years4 = 1998–2001
| clubs4 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| caps4 = 77
| goals4 = 52
| years5 = 2001–2004
| clubs5 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps5 = 91
| goals5 = 25
| years6 = 2004–2007
| clubs6 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
| caps6 = 103
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2007–2008
| clubs7 = [[Xanthi F.C.|Skoda Xanthi]]
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 14
| years8 = 2008–2012
| clubs8 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
| caps8 = 86
| goals8 = 39
| years9 = 2012
| clubs9 = [[Waasland-Beveren]]
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 7
| totalcaps = 500
| totalgoals = 190
| nationalyears1 = 1994
| nationalteam1 = [[Canada men's national under-23 soccer team|Canada U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1995–2009
| nationalteam2 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps2 = 46
| nationalgoals2 = 10
| manageryears1 = 2013–2015
| managerclubs1 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] (sporting director)<ref>[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20130417_00544518 Tomasz Radzinski is nieuwe technisch directeur Lierse]‚ nieuwsblad.be, 17 April 2013</ref><ref>[http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/1.2231483 Radzinski trekt de deur bij Lierse helemaal dicht], sporza.be, 6 February 2015</ref>
| caption = Radzinski with [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in 2004
}}

'''Tomasz Radzinski''' (born 14 December 1973) is a former professional [[association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] and [[winger (association football)|winger]]. He featured for clubs including [[North York Rockets]] in Canada, [[K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren|Germinal Ekeren]], [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] (where he won the national championship twice), [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] and [[Waasland-Beveren]] in Belgium, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in England and [[Xanthi F.C.|Skoda Xanthi]] in Greece. Born in Poland, he represented [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] at international level having moved there as a teenager, receiving 46 full [[Cap (sport)|caps]] 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]]. He joined the [[North York Rockets]] of the [[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|Canadian Soccer League]] in 1990 and remained with the club through the league's demise in 1992 to the club's last year, played in the [[Canadian National Soccer League|National Soccer League]] (NSL), in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/502116092/?terms=canadian+national+soccer+league|title=Rockets blast Wheels, 5-0|last=Hall|first=Dave|date=31 May 1993|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Windsor Star|page=9|language=en|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> 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 [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Ekeren]] in Belgium in 1994. From there he eventually signed for Belgian giants [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] for whom he scored 57 goals in 90 appearances – including five [[UEFA Champions League]] strikes in his last season with the Belgian champions – before moving to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] for around [[Pound sterling|£]]4.5 million,<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/1436886.stm Everton land Radzinski at last]</ref> 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.]] worth £1.75 million.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/3805949.stm Fulham land Radzinski]</ref> 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 [[FA Premier League 2006-07|2006–07 season]] by new manager [[Lawrie Sanchez]],<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/6672541.stm Fulham release striker Radzinski]</ref> totalling 17 goals in 117 appearances.

On 28 August 2007, he signed for Greek team [[Xanthi F.C.|Skoda Xanthi]], on a free transfer.

One year later, on 30 August 2008, he signed a one-year contract for [[Belgian Second Division]] club [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]], although his previous contract was valid until 2010. Lierse first had their eye on [[Peter Utaka]], but when he transferred to [[Odense Boldklub|Odense]], they elected to sign Radzinski. Radzinski had disclosed to the press his belief that members of Skoda Xanthi had been involved in [[match fixing]] and was seeking a transfer.

On 29 January 2012, Belgian Second Division side [[Waasland-Beveren]] 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.<ref>[http://www.waasland-beveren.be/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2272:tomasz-radzinski-tekent-bij-waasland-beveren&Itemid=86 Tomasz Radzinski tekent bij Waasland-Beveren]</ref>

==International career==
Radzinski made his debut for the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada national team]] in a June 1995 friendly match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. He earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 10 goals making him tied 9th with [[Paul Peschisolido]] in all-time scoring for Canada.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/can-recintlp.html Appearances for Canada National Team] – RSSSF</ref>
[[File:Tomasz Radzinski.png|thumb|Radzinski after a Canada - Mexico second round World Cup qualifying match at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta on 16 October 2008.]]
In October 1999, Radzinski had been called up to the Canada national team by coach [[Holger Osieck]], he promised to attend, failed to turn up and later refused to be interviewed about it. The [[Canadian Soccer Association]] approached [[FIFA]] 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".<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Reilly|first=Dominic|title=No need to stand on the shoulders of giants; Forget Jan Koller, says Dominic O'Reilly, Tomasz Radzinski is Anderlecht's real threat|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-19040445.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611124518/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-19040445.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|publisher=Sunday Herald |via=Highbeam|access-date=24 April 2014|date=11 February 2001}}</ref> In October 2001, he announced that he'd like to play for Canada again as they had a friendly against European opponents, Malta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Radzinski ready to rejoin Canada|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/radzinski-ready-to-rejoin-canada-1.260720|publisher=CBC|access-date=24 April 2014|date=25 October 2001}}</ref> He has represented Canada in 19 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|154515}}</ref> in three [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaigns ([[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010]])

He also holds a Belgian passport through his marriage.

==Post-playing career==
Radzinski was the technical director of Belgian soccer club [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse S.K.]]<ref>[http://www.lavenir.net/sports/cnt/DMF20130417_00298019 Tomasz Radzinski nommé directeur technique au Lierse]</ref> from 2013 to 2015.

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/?t=roster&pid=2652 |title=Tomasz Radzinski |work=Canadian Soccer Association |access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
|1995||4||0
|-
|1996||7||1
|-
|1997||2||0
|-
|1998||0||0
|-
|1999||0||0
|-
|2000||0||0
|-
|2001||1||0
|-
|2002||2||2
|-
|2003||3||2
|-
|2004||7||2
|-
|2005||2||0
|-
|2006||4||1
|-
|2007||4||1
|-
|2008||9||1
|-
|2009||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!46!!10
|}

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Radzinski goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Tomasz Radzinski
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 12 January 1996 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States || {{fb|BRA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–3 || style="text-align:center"|1–4 || [[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup#Group B|1996 Gold Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || rowspan="2"|15 May 2002 || rowspan="2"|[[Espenmoos]], [[St. Gallen]], Switzerland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SUI}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 11 October 2003 || [[Tampere Stadium|Ratina Stadium]], [[Tampere]], Finland || {{fb|FIN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–3 || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || 15 November 2003 || [[Na Stínadlech]], [[Teplice]], Czech Republic || {{fb|CZE}} || style="text-align:center"|1–5 || style="text-align:center"|1–5 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 13 June 2004 || [[Richardson Stadium (Kingston)|Richardson Memorial Stadium]], [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], Canada || {{fb|BLZ}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Canada v Belize|2006 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || 16 June 2004 || Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston, Canada || {{fb|BLZ}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Belize v Canada|2006 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || 8 October 2006 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|National Stadium]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || {{fb|JAM}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || 25 March 2007 || [[Bermuda National Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], Bermuda || {{fb|BER}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || 15 October 2008 || [[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]], [[Edmonton]], Canada || {{fb|MEX}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round#Canada v Mexico|2010 World Cup qualifier]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Germinal Ekeren'''
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[1996–97 Belgian Cup|1996–97]]

'''Anderlecht'''
*[[Belgian First Division]]: [[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2000–01]]<ref name="eurosport322">{{cite web |title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2000 Belgian Super Cup|2000]]<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belg00.html
|title=Belgium National Levels (First to Fourth) 1999/2000
|website=[[RSSSF]]
|access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>

'''Lierse'''
* [[Belgian Second Division]]: [[2009–10 Belgian Second Division|2009–10]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Canada Soccer Player of the Year]]: 1998<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=28 May 2025 |title=Tomasz Radzinski - Individual Honours |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=2652 |website=canadasoccer.com |language=}}</ref>
* [[Belgian First Division top scorers|Belgian First Division Top Scorer]]: [[Belgian First Division 2000-01|2000–01]]'''<ref name="eurosport323">{{cite web |date=6 January 2020 |title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse |url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/ |language=nl}}</ref>'''
* [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]: 2018<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{Canada Soccer player|id=2652}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]
*[https://archive.today/20130103022040/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player?id=7738&cc=4716 ESPN Soccernet profile]
*{{NFT|1263}}

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