Piotr Giza

{{short description|Polish footballer (born 1980)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Piotr Giza

| image =

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| fullname = Piotr Giza{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland |publisher=FIFA |page=21 |date=March 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=June 10, 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kraków, Poland

| height = 1.79m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kabel Kraków

| youthyears2 = 1996–1997| youthclubs2 = Wisła Kraków

| years1 = 1997–2000| clubs1 = Kabel Kraków| caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2000–2002| clubs2 = Świt Krzeszowice| caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2002–2007| clubs3 = Cracovia| caps3 = 134| goals3 = 29

| years4 = 2007–2010| clubs4 = Legia Warsaw| caps4 = 65| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = Cracovia| caps5 = 5| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = Jubilat Izdebnik| caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2012–2013| clubs7 = Skawinka Skawina| caps7 = | goals7 =

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006| nationalteam1 = Poland| nationalcaps1 = 5| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2012

| managerclubs1 = Jubilat Izdebnik (player-manager)

| manageryears2 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs2 = Skawinka Skawina (player-manager)

| manageryears3 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs3 = Cracovia (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2019–2022

| managerclubs4 = Cracovia II

| manageryears5 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs5 = Wiślanie Skawina (assistant)

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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 was most recently the assistant manager of III liga club Wiślanie Skawina.

Club career

=Cracovia=

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=

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=

He re-signed with Cracovia on 13 December 2010.[http://sport.interia.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/news/piotr-giza-pilkarzem-cracovii,1570619,812 Piotr Giza piłkarzem Cracovii] 13.12.2010, interia.pl He was released half year later.[http://cracovia.pl/pilka-nozna/news/wiadomosci/piotr_giza_odchodzi_z_cracovii Piotr Giza odchodzi z Cracovii] 17.06.2011, cracovia.pl

International career

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

Honours

Legia Warsaw

  • Polish Cup: 2007–08{{cite web |title=Piotr Giza |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=4834 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=20 March 2024 |language=pl}}

References

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