Rafael Kazior (Polish: Rafał Kazior; born 7 February 1983) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Gliwice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1. SC Norderstedt | |||
| Hamburger SV | |||
| 1997–2001 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | FC St. Pauli II | 65 | (30) |
| 2003–2004 | MSV Duisburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Wacker Burghausen | 50 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | (3) |
| 2007 | Holstein Kiel II | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Hamburger SV II | 95 | (36) |
| 2011–2015 | Holstein Kiel | 133 | (22) |
| 2015–2018 | Werder Bremen II | 102 | (20) |
| Total | 505 | (117) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
On 12 September 2003, Kazior made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg.[1]
In May 2018, following Werder Bremen II's relegation from the 3. Liga, it was announced Kazior would end his career and start working as a video analyst for Werder Bremen's first team under Florian Kohfeldt.[2][3]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2003–04[4] | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Wacker Burghausen | 2004–05[4] | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |
| 2005–06[4] | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Holstein Kiel | 2006–07[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel II | 2006–07[4] | Oberliga Nord | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 2007–08[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Hamburger SV II | 2008–09[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 9 | |
| 2009–10[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 14 | ||
| Total | 95 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 36 | ||
| Holstein Kiel | 2011–12[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | 37 | 9 | |
| 2012–13[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2013–14[4] | 3. Liga | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[4] | 3. Liga | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
| Total | 133 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 141 | 25 | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2015–16[4] | 3. Liga | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 7 | |
| 2016–17[4] | 3. Liga | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18[4] | 3. Liga | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 9 | ||
| Total | 102 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 440 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 454 | 90 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Arbeitssieg dank Hirsch". kicker Online (in German). 12 September 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Knips, Björn (16 May 2018). "Neue Rolle für Kazior: Analyst bei Kohfeldt". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Kazior beendet Karriere - Kruska und Co. verlassen Bremen II". kicker Online (in German). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Rafael Kazior » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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