Piotr Giza (born February 28, 1980) is a Polish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a central midfielder or attacking midfielder.

Career

Cracovia

Born in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

, Giza moved to

Cracovia Cracovia is the Latin name for the Polish city of Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh cen ...

during the 2002–03 season and made his Polish League debut on July 30, 2004 against

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by local members of the ' ...

. 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.

Cracovia

He returned to

on 13 December 2010. He was released half year later.Piotr Giza odchodzi z Cracovii
17.06.2011, cracovia.pl

International

Giza has been

capped In sport, a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football. In the ea ...

five times for

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

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* * 1980 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Association football midfielders Polish footballers Ekstraklasa players Legia Warsaw players MKS Cracovia (football) players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Poland international footballers {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub