Rafael Kazior (Polish: Rafał Kazior; born 7 February 1983) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

Rafael Kazior
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-02-07) 7 February 1983 (age 41)
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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in relegation play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Arbeitssieg dank Hirsch". kicker Online (in German). 12 September 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ Knips, Björn (16 May 2018). "Neue Rolle für Kazior: Analyst bei Kohfeldt". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Kazior beendet Karriere - Kruska und Co. verlassen Bremen II". kicker Online (in German). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ 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.