Rafael Kazior

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 42)
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

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

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