Euzebiusz Smolarek
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Euzebiusz Smolarek | |
| Date of birth | January 9, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Łódź, Poland | |
| Height | 178 cm | |
| Playing position | Right Winger/Striker | |
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| Current club | Borussia Dortmund | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2005 2005- |
Feyenoord Borussia Dortmund |
68 (12) 57 (19) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002- | Poland | 20 (7) |
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Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek (born January 9, 1981 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for the Polish national football team and Borussia Dortmund.[1] He grew up in the Netherlands, where his father Włodzimierz Smolarek played in the Eredivisie and later worked as a coach.[2] Ebi Smolarek went through the Feyenoord youth system and made it all the way to the first team.[3] He is a striker or a midfielder for both Borussia Dortmund and the national team.
Ebi Smolarek is the son of another Polish international, Włodzimierz Smolarek. He was baptized in honour of Portuguese football great Eusébio da Silva Ferreira.[4] In a memorable feat, he was the first Pole to score a goal against Portugal in 20 years, the previous one being by his father.[5]
In 2002 Smolarek was suspended by the UEFA for two European matches after he was tested positive on cannabis.[6] The amount in his urine was however very low, which made smoking weed impossible.[6] It was said he might had been eating a space cake or something similar, maybe without even knowing.[6] However, after the incident, Smolarek inherited the nickname, "The Hash Bomber."[7] As a result Smolarek missed Feyenoord UEFA Cup final match versus Borussia Dortmund that they won by 3 goals to 2.[6]
[edit] Statistics
- 2000-2001 - Feyenoord, 25 games, 3 goals
- 2001-2002 - Feyenoord, 19 games, 2 goals
- 2002-2003 - Feyenoord, no games
- 2003-2004 - Feyenoord, 21 games, 7 goals
- 2004-2005 (fall) - Feyenoord, 3 games, no goals
- 2004-2005 (spring) - Borussia Dortmund, 15 games, 3 goals
- 2005-2006 - Borussia Dortmund, 34 games, 13 goals
- 2006-2007 - Borussia Dortmund, 7 games, 5 goals
[edit] References
- ^ Ebi Smolarek, yahoo.com
- ^ Goalscorers list Eredivisie, beijen.net
- ^ Audax Willem II Jeugdtoernooi (youth tournament) with Smolarek as a Feyenoord player, willem-ii.nl
- ^ Ebi Smolarek: Poland star follows in father's footsteps, abc.net.au
- ^ Poland 2-1 Portugal: Smolarek stuns Portugal, espn.go.com
- ^ a b c d Smolarek fails drugs test, bbc.co.uk
- ^ Collective sigh of relief - "This team is fun to watch again", borussia-dortmund.com
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1 Weidenfeller | 2 Amedick | 3 Brzenska | 4 Wörns | 5 Kehl | 6 Kringe | 7 Tinga | 8 Amoah | 9 Valdez | 10 Pienaar | 13 Frei | 14 Smolarek | 16 Saka | 17 Dedé | 18 Ricken | 20 Meier | 21 Metzelder | 22 Kruska | 23 Degen | 25 Şahin | 26 Heitmeier | 27 Hünemeier | 28 Tyrala | 31 Kohlmann | 33 Vržogić | 34 Pirson | 36 Amachaibou | 38 Hillenbrand | Coach: Doll |
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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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