Tomasz Frankowski

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Tomasz Frankowski
Personal information
Date of birth August 16, 1974 (1974-08-16) (age 33)
Place of birth    Białystok, Poland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Chicago Fire
Number 9
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991–1993
1993–1996
1996
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2006–2007
2008–		 Jagiellonia Białystok
RC Strasbourg
Nagoya Grampus Eight
CFP Poitiers
FC Martigues
Wisła Kraków
Elche CF
Wolverhampton Wanderers
→CD Tenerife (loan)
Chicago Fire		 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)
05 00(2)
   
National team2
1998–2006 Poland 022 0(10)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11 February 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 30 July 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Tomasz Frankowski (pron. IPA: [ˈtɔmaʂ franˈkɔvski]; born August 16, 1974 in Białystok) is a Polish footballer, who plays for MLS club Chicago Fire.

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.

[edit] Career

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, two Polish Cups in 2002 and 2003, and a Polish 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 the Segunda División after joining them in September 2005, scoring 8 times in just 13 appearances. The striker then joined English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 January 2006, purchased by manager Glenn 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 at CD 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 against the New England Revolution.

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