Jacek Chociej
Polish footballer
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 June 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Skierniewice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | |||
Career
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[citation needed] and Ursus Warsaw,[3] before joining Lechia Gdańsk in 1987. He made his Lechia debut on 14 March 1987 against Górnik Zabrze.[4] 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.[5]
