Piotr Giza (born February 28, 1980) is a Polish former footballer who played as a central midfielder or attacking midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Piotr Giza[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-02-28) February 28, 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Kabel Kraków | |||
1996–1997 | Wisła Kraków | ||
1997–2000 | Kabel Kraków | ||
2000–2002 | Świt Krzeszowice | ||
2002–2007 | Cracovia | 79 | (16) |
2007–2010 | Legia Warsaw | 65 | (8) |
2011 | Cracovia | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
2005–2006 | Poland | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2011 |
Born in Kraków, Giza moved to Cracovia during the 2002–03 season and made his Polish League debut on July 30, 2004 against Zagłębie Lubin. After a falling out with his manager Stefan Majewski he stopped being included in the squad, even though he was generally considered one of the best offensive midfielders of the league.
In 2007 after five years at Cracovia, he decided to play for Legia Warsaw on a loan deal. Though sometimes criticized for his poor performances and low goal count Legia decided to make the deal permanent for the 2008–09 season.
He returned to Cracovia on 13 December 2010.[2] He was released half year later.[3]
Giza has been capped five times for Poland.
Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup | ||
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