Jacek Chociej (born 28 June 1965) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is most well known for his spell with Lechia Gdańsk, having also made league appearances for ŁKS Łódź, Unia Skierniewice and Ursus Warsaw.

Jacek Chociej
Personal information
Full name Jacek Chociej
Date of birth (1965-06-28) 28 June 1965 (age 59)[1]
Place of birth Skierniewice, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1982 Vis Skierniewice
1982–1983 ŁKS Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 ŁKS Łódź 1 (0)
1984–1985 Unia Skierniewice
1985–1987 Ursus Warsaw
1987–1992 Lechia Gdańsk 139 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

edit

Born in Skierniewice, Chociej started his playing career with the youth levels of Vis Skierniewice. He joined ŁKS Łódź, going on to make one league appearance for the club in 1983.[2] After leaving ŁKS, he had short spells with Unia Skierniewice[3] and Ursus Warsaw,[4] before joining Lechia Gdańsk in 1987. He made his Lechia debut on 14 March 1987 against Górnik Zabrze.[5] His first two seasons with Lechia were in the top division, making 27 appearances and scoring one goal during that time period. The next 4 seasons were spent in the II liga, with Chociej retiring from football in 1992 having played his last game against Pogoń Szczecin on 6 June 1992. In total, he made 147 appearances and scored 13 goals in all competitions for Lechia.[6]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Jacek Chociej". lechia.gda.pl.
  2. ^ "Jacek Chociej". 90minut.pl.
  3. ^ "Jacek Chociej". ogol.com.br.
  4. ^ "Sportowe dzieje Ursusa" (PDF). ursus.warszawa.pl.
  5. ^ "1986/87 I Liga". lechia.net.
  6. ^ "1991/92 II Liga - Gr. zachodnia". lechia.net.