Radosław Sobolewski

Radosław Sobolewski (Polish pronunciation: [raˈdɔswaf sɔbɔˈlɛfskʲi]; born 13 December 1976) is a retired Polish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and current manager of Wisła Płock. He represented the Poland national team.

Radosław Sobolewski
Personal information
Full name Radosław Sobolewski
Date of birth (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976
Place of birth Białystok, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wisła Płock (Manager)
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)
2013–2016 Górnik Zabrze 80 (10)
Total 512 (60)
National team
2003–2007 Poland 32 (1)
Teams managed
2016–2019 Wisła Kraków (assistant)
2016–2017 Wisła Kraków (caretaker)
2017 Wisła Kraków (caretaker)
2018 Wisła Kraków (caretaker)
2019– Wisła Płock
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Białystok, Sobolewski 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.

Coaching career

After retiring in the summer 2016, Sobolewski became assistant manager of his former club Wisła Kraków.[3] During his period at the club, which lasted until August 2019, Sobolewski was appointed joint-caretaker manager alongside the club's second assistant manager, Kazimierz Kmiecik, three times: The first time on 10 November 2016, when Dariusz Wdowczyk was fired until Kiko Ramírez was appointed on 5 January 2017.[4] The second time on 10 December 2017, where Kiko Ramírez was fired again, for the rest of 2017 before Joan Carrillo was appointed manager.[5] And the last and third time on 12 June 2018, where Carrillo was fired again, this time it lasted for only one week before a new manager was appointed.[6]

On 7 August 2019, he was appointed manager of Wisła Płock.[7]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 August 2003Tallinn, Estonia Estonia0–11–2Friendly

Statistics
As of 22 May 2016.[1]
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jagiellonia Białystok 1994–1995 I Liga 32310–333
1995–1996 27120–291
1996–1997 II Liga 23400–234
1997–1998 169––169
Wisła Płock 1997–98 Ekstraklasa 171––171
1998–1999 I Liga 26121–282
1999–2000 Ekstraklasa 28160–341
2000–01 25650–306
2001–2002 I Liga 14350–193
Dyskobolia 2002–03 Ekstraklasa 143––143
2003–04 1641040214
2004–05 8050–130
Wisła Kraków 2004–05 Ekstraklasa 12150–171
2005–06 2732031324
2006–07 1823070282
2007–08 25271–323
2008–09 2835050383
2009–10 2012020241
2010–11 2612040321
2011–12 1100080190
2012–13 19151–242
Górnik Zabrze 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 33741–378
2014–15 30000–300
2015–16 17300–173
Total Jagiellonia Białystok981730–10117
Wisła Płock11012181–12813
Dyskobolia3876040487
Wisła Kraków1861431229124617
Górnik Zabrze801041–8411
Career total5126062433160765

Honours

Wisła Płock
  • I Liga: 1998–99

Dyskobolia

Wisła Kraków

Individual

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.
  3. Radosław Sobolewski. Oto trener ze szkoły Nawałki, dziennikpolski24.pl, 17 November 2016
  4. Lotto Ekstraklasa: Dariusz Wdowczyk nie jest już trenerem Wisły Kraków, sport.dziennik.pl, 10 November 2016
  5. Trener Wisły Kraków zwolniony. Jest kandydat na objęcie posady!, polsatsport.pl, 10 December 2017
  6. Wisła Kraków. Joan Carrillo odchodzi z zespołu „Białej Gwiazdy”!, gazetakrakowska.pl, 12 June 2018
  7. USTA MILCZĄ, DUSZA ŚPIEWA, przegladsportowy.pl, 7 August 2019
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