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Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek (Polish pronunciation: [ɛu̯ˈzɛbjuʂ smɔˈlarɛk]; born 9 January 1981) is a Polish former professional footballer who is youth manager at Dutch club Feyenoord.

Ebi Smolarek

Smolarek with Polonia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Euzebiusz Smolarek[1]
Date of birth	(1981-01-09) 9 January 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth	Łódź, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker, winger
Club information
Current team	Feyenoord (youth manager)
Youth career
	VV Spirit
1993–2000	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Feyenoord	68	(12)
2005–2007	Borussia Dortmund	81	(25)
2007–2009	Racing Santander	34	(4)
2008–2009	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	12	(0)
2009–2010	Kavala	15	(3)
2010–2011	Polonia Warsaw	23	(7)
2011	→ Polonia Warsaw (ME) (loan)	1	(0)
2011–2012	Al-Khor	10	(3)
2012	ADO Den Haag	12	(2)
2012–2013	Jagiellonia Białystok	20	(4)
2012–2013	→ Jagiellonia Białystok (ME) (loan)	3	(2)
Total		279	(62)
National team‡
2002–2010	Poland	47	(19)
Teams managed
2014–	Feyenoord (Youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2010

He played primarily as a striker or winger,[2] representing clubs in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, England, Greece, Poland, and Qatar.

Smolarek played 47 times for the Polish national football team, scoring 19 officials goals,[3] the joint-tenth most in the nation's history. He was part of the Polish squads at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.

Club career

Born in Łódź, Smolarek grew up in the Netherlands, where his father, Włodzimierz Smolarek, played in the Eredivisie and later worked as a coach.[4] Smolarek went through the Feyenoord youth system and made it all the way to the first team.[5]

On 24 August 2007, Smolarek signed with Racing de Santander for a reported €4.8 million.[6]

On 29 August 2008, Racing loaned Smolarek to Bolton Wanderers for the season, with a view to signing him permanently.[7] Smolarek's debut for his new club came as the team lost 3–1 to Arsenal on 20 September 2008.[8]

On 3 January 2009, Smolarek scored his first, and only, goal for Bolton in the FA Cup 3rd Round match away to Sunderland[9] but at the end of the season the club decided not to make his loan permanent. On 10 August 2009 he was released by Racing.[10]

Despite some interest from Bundesliga clubs at the start of the 2009–10 season,[11] Smolarek signed on 14 December 2009 with Kavala until 30 June 2012.[12] On 25 July 2010, he and the club agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent.[13] He signed a two-year contract with Polonia Warsaw on 27 July 2010.[13] On 29 July 2011, Smolarek agreed to cancel his contract with Polonia due to his financial expectations.[14]

Smolarek also played for Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok.[15]

International career

A Polish international since 2002, Smolarek was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but failed to score any goals.

He was Poland's (and group A's) top scorer in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying scoring nine goals, beating Cristiano Ronaldo. Smolarek scored a hat-trick against Kazakhstan in Warsaw. He played all of the nation's matches in Switzerland and Austria, as Poland exited in the group stages.

In a memorable feat, he was the first Pole to score a goal against Portugal in 20 years, the previous one being his father. Impressively, he scored both goals in a 2–1 win in a Euro 2008-qualifying match.[16]

On 1 April 2009, Smolarek scored four goals against San Marino. This made him top goal scorer for group three and tied him with Belgium's Wesley Sonck for second highest goal scorer for the European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification.[17]

Personal life

Smolarek is the son of another Polish international, Włodzimierz Smolarek. He was named after Portuguese footballer Eusébio.[18] With his Dutch fiancée Thirza van Giessen he has a son (b. 27 April 2010), named Mees (for some time it was believed he named him Messi after Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi; the actual name Mees is an old Dutch name, and does not have anything to do with Messi).[19]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Feyenoord	2000–01	Eredivisie	25	3	0	0	2	0	27	3
	2001–02	Eredivisie	19	2	1	0	7	0	27	2
	2002–03	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2003–04	Eredivisie	21	7	0	0	1	0	22	7
	2004–05	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		68	12	1	0	10	0	79	12
Borussia Dortmund	2004–05	Bundesliga	15	3	0	0	4	0	19	3
	2005–06	Bundesliga	34	13	1	0	2	0	37	13
	2006–07	Bundesliga	30	9	2	0	0	0	32	9
	2007–08	Bundesliga	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
	Total		81	25	4	1	6	0	91	26
Racing Santander	2007–08	La Liga	34	4	6	2	–		40	6
Bolton Wanderers (loan)	2008–09	Premier League	12	0	1	1	–		13	1
Kavala	2009–10	Super League	15	3	3	0	–		18	3
Polonia Warsaw	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	23	7	3	0	–		26	7
Al-Khor	2011–12	Stars League	10	3	0	0	–		10	3
ADO Den Haag	2011–12	Eredivisie	12	2	0	0	–		12	2
Jagiellonia	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	20	4	3	1	–		23	5
Career total			275	60	21	5	16	0	312	65

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 September 2005	Chorzów, Poland	Austria	3–2	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
2.	7 October 2005	Warsaw, Poland	Iceland	3–2	Win	Friendly
3.	13 November 2005	Barcelona, Spain	Ecuador	3–0	Win	Friendly
4.	3 June 2006	Wolfsburg, Germany	Croatia	1–0	Win	Friendly
5.	7 October 2006	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	1–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A
6.	11 October 2006	Chorzów, Poland	Portugal	2–1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A
7.
8.	2 June 2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	3–1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A
9.	13 October 2007	Warsaw, Poland	Kazakhstan	3–1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A
10.
11.
12.	17 November 2007	Chorzów, Poland	Belgium	2–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A
13.
14.	10 September 2008	Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	2–0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
15.	15 October 2008	Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	1–2	Loss	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
16.	1 April 2009	Kielce, Poland	San Marino	10–0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
17.
18.
19.	12 October 2010	Montreal, Canada	Ecuador	2–2	Draw	Friendly

Honours

Club

Feyenoord

• UEFA Cup: 2001–02

Individual

• Polish Footballer of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2007[20]

References

External links

• Official website (in Polish, English, German, and Spanish)
• Ebi Smolarek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Ebi Smolarek at Soccerbase

На других языках

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[de] Ebi Smolarek

Euzebiusz „Ebi“ Smolarek [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ɛuˈzɛbʲuʃ smɔˈlarɛk] (* 9. Januar 1981 in Łódź) ist ein ehemaliger polnischer Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer.

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- [en] Ebi Smolarek

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[es] Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek (Łódź, Polonia, 9 de enero de 1981) es un exfutbolista polaco que jugaba en la posición de delantero. Actualmente es el mánager del Feyenoord Rotterdam Youth de la Topklasse neerlandesa.

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[fr] Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz « Ebi » Smolarek, né le 9 janvier 1981 à Łódź, est un footballeur polonais.Il est le fils de Wlodzimierz Smolarek, célèbre international polonais des années 1980.

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[it] Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz Smolarek detto Ebi (Łódź, 9 novembre 1981) è un ex calciatore polacco, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Смолярек, Эузебиуш

Эузе́биуш Смоля́рек (польск. Euzebiusz Smolarek, польское произношение [ɛu̯ˈzɛbjuʂ smɔˈlarɛk]; 9 января 1981, Лодзь, Польша) — польский футболист, выступал за сборную Польши. Имеет также гражданство Нидерландов.

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