Jerzy Emil Kaziów (15 April 1963 – 29 October 2022) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.
Playing career Kaziów started his career as an 18 years old in then third division , where he was spotted by Zenon Jarzębski and brought to Olimpia Poznań, although he was already a player for Gwardia Szczytno by that time.
He then went to Sweden for one year, where at second division club Gefle IF he became the league's top scorer with 12 goals.
After returning from Sweden, he joined Warta Poznań in early 1992, where he played for a season and a half, until the end of the 1992–93 season. He played 46 matches, scoring 25 goals, and was a key force in the team that won promotion to the Ekstraklasa, earning a reputation as a prolific striker, particularly good at headers. It was thanks to two goals from Jerzy Kaziów that Warta Poznań defeated Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 3–2, celebrating their return to the Ekstraklasa with four games remaining.
Overall, he played for Gwardia Szczytno, Olimpia Poznań, Gefle IF, Warta Poznań, Amica Wronki, FC Solothurn, Orzeł Wałcz, Sokół Tychy, Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, , as well as Aluminium Konin. In the Ekstraklasa he played 142 matches (117 for Olimpia, 1 for Sokół, and 24 for Dyskobolia) and scored 39 goals (33 for Olimpia and 6 for Dyskobolia).
Enforcement career From 1983 to 1986, Kaziów was an officer of the Citizens' Militia, and from 1986 to 1990, an officer of the Security Service with the rank of second lieutenant.
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