Marcin Możdżonek
Polish volleyball player (born 1985)
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Marcin Rafał Możdżonek (born 9 February 1985) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Poland national team in 2007–2016, a participant in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), the 2014 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.
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| Full name | Marcin Rafał Możdżonek | ||||
| Nickname | Możdżon | ||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||
| Born | 9 February 1985 Olsztyn, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
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Career
Club
In 2012–2014 Możdżonek played for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[1] With this club he won the Polish Cup twice (2013–2014) and won the silver medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013. In October 2014, he moved to Turkish club Halkbank Ankara.[2] On March 29, 2015, he achieved his first trophy with his new club Halkbank Ankara – the Turkish Cup. In the finals, his team beat Arkas Izmir 3-0 and he scored 10 points.[3] In July 2015, he came back to Poland and he signed a contract with MKS Cuprum Lubin.
National team
He debuted in the Polish national team in 2007 (during the Poland-Argentina match). Możdżonek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009.[4] On September 14, 2009, he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta.[5] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With the Polish team, he won three medals in 2011 - silver at World Cup[6] and two bronzes at World League[7] and European Championship.[8] In November 2011, he was declared the new captain of national team.[9] He is a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[10][11] In May 2014, he was replaced as captain by Michał Winiarski. On September 21, 2014, Poland won the title of World Champion 2014.[12][13][14] On October 27, 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish President, Bronisław Komorowski: the Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.[15]
He was not called to the national team by Stephane Antiga for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[16]
Honours
Club
- CEV Champions League
2011/2012 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- FIVB Club World Championship
- Domestic
- 2008–09
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów - 2008–09
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów - 2009–10 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010–11 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010–11 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2011–12 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2012–13 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2013–14 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2014–15 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2008–09
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2009: FIVB Club World Championship – Best blocker
- 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best blocker
- 2012: Polish Cup – Best blocker
- 2012: FIVB World League – Best blocker
