Michał Ruciak
Polish volleyball player (born 1983)
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Michał Zygmunt Ruciak (born 22 August 1983) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2004 to 2014, a participant in the Olympic Games London 2012, the 2009 European Champion and the 2012 World League winner.
Świnoujście, Poland
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| Full name | Michał Zygmunt Ruciak | ||||
| Nickname | Rucek | ||||
| Born | 22 August 1983 Świnoujście, Poland | ||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
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Personal life
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Ruciak was born in Świnoujście, Poland. On 22 September 2007 he married Justyna (née Terlecka). They have two sons: Rafał (born on 2 June 2008) and Filip (born on 18 March 2011). In 2014, they split up. In 2016, he married Paulina. In April 2018, they revealed they are expecting their first child.
Career
Club
He began to play with Maraton Świnoujście, later moving to Morze Szczecin, Skra Bełchatów and AZS Olsztyn. In 2008 moved to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. After 7 seasons in ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, he left this club in April 2015.[1]
National team
Michał Ruciak was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal of European Championship 2009.[2] On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[3] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. He won with Polish team three medals in 2011 - silver at World Cup[4] and two bronzes at World League[5] and European Championship.[6] He is a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7][8]
Honours
Club
- CEV Cup
2010–11 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Domestic
- 2004–05
Polish Championship, with AZS Olsztyn - 2010–11 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2012–13
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2012–13 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2013–14 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2004–05
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2013: Polish Cup – Best server
- 2014: Polish Cup – Best receiver
