Ziaja
Ziaja is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anna Ziaja (born 1954), Polish painter and print maker * Ernest Ziaja (1919–1997), Polish ice hockey player * Wally Ziaja (born 1949), American soccer player *Witold Ziaja Witold Ziaja (born November 16, 1940, in Siemianowice Śląskie, Upper Silesia) is a former field hockey player from Poland, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympia ...

Wally Ziaja
Walter "Wally" Ziaja (born July 2, 1949) is a retired American soccer defender. He spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League and was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1973. Player National teams Ziaja was selected to play with the U.S. team at 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The U.S. went 0-2-1 in group play and failed to qualify for the second round. Ziaja played only one match, the 7–0 loss to West Germany. He earned his first cap on March 20, 1973, in a 4–0 loss to Poland. His last game was a 2–0 loss to Israel on November 15, 1973. Professional In 1973, Ziaja signed with the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL). At the end of the season, the Chiefs moved to Denver where it became the Denver Dynamos. Ziaja played the 1974 NASL season with the Dynamo then left the league. Coach Ziaja later went on to coach at Arrowhead High School. In 2002, ...
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Anna Ziaja
Anna Ziaja (born August 1, 1954 in Wrocław) is a Polish contemporary painter and print maker. Biography Ziaja was educated in the faculty of painting and graphic arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and graduated with an honours degree in 1979. Her unique vision of contemporary art comes from her love of Italian art from Trecento to Cinquecento,from Masaccio to Vittore Carpaccio fused with her Polish heritage and paintings of Zygmunt Waliszewski and Eugeniusz Zak. Her concepts are an expression of poetry and personal contemplation, from the melancholic to sometimes bitter reflection. Ziaja's paintings present a psychological abstract of human fate; a depiction of multifaceted personalities inexorable linked in everyday complexities, portraying the individualism of the world. Ziaja lives in Warsaw Poland and Modena Italy.Słownik Malarzy Polskich, Wydawnictwo Arkady, Warsaw, 2001 Exhibitions Participated in exhibitions of Polish art: * 1983 - "Młoda ...
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Ernest Ziaja
Ernest Ziaja (11 April 1919 – 29 August 1997) was a Polish ice hockey player. He played for HKS Siemianowiczanki during his career. He also played for the Polish national team at the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz .... References External links * 1919 births 1997 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Poland Sportspeople from Siemianowice Śląskie Polish ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-icehockey-bio-stub ...
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