Piotr Giza

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Piotr Giza
Personal information
Full name Piotr Giza[1]
Date of birth (1980-02-28) 28 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Kraków, Poland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Wiślanie Jaskowice (assistant)
Youth career
Kabel Kraków
1996–1997 Wisła Kraków
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Kabel Kraków
2000–2002 Świt Krzeszowice
2002–2007 Cracovia 134 (29)
2007–2010 Legia Warsaw 65 (8)
2011 Cracovia 5 (0)
2012 Jubilat Izdebnik
2012–2013 Skawinka Skawina
International career
2005–2006 Poland 5 (0)
Managerial career
2012 Jubilat Izdebnik (player-manager)
2012–2013 Skawinka Skawina (player-manager)
2018–2019 Cracovia (youth)
2019–2022 Cracovia II
2023– Wiślanie Jaskowice (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Piotr Giza (born 28 February 1980) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of III liga club Wiślanie Jaskowice.

Club career[edit]

Cracovia[edit]

Born in Kraków, Giza moved to Cracovia during the 2002–03 season. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 30 July 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.

Legia Warsaw[edit]

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.

Return to Cracovia[edit]

He re-signed with Cracovia on 13 December 2010.[2] He was released half year later.[3]

International career[edit]

Giza has been capped five times for the Poland national team.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Piotr Giza piłkarzem Cracovii 13.12.2010, interia.pl
  3. ^ Piotr Giza odchodzi z Cracovii 17.06.2011, cracovia.pl

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