Andrzej Wrona
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Full name | Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Wronka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Warszawa, Poland | December 27, 1988||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 350 cm (140 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrzej Wrona (born 27 December 1988) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa, 2014 World Champion, Polish Champion (2014).
Career
Clubs
He debuted in PlusLiga in the 2007/2008 season, when he played for Wkręt-Met Domex AZS Częstochowa. With this club, he won a silver medal at the Polish Championship and Polish Cup in 2007/2008. In the next three seasons, he played for Delecta Bydgoszcz, where he was the primary player.[1] His high level of play was the reason that he moved to one of the top Polish clubs, PGE Skra Bełchatów in 2013.[2] He won a title of Polish Champion 2014 with PGE Skra Bełchatów.[3] On October 8, 2014 his team won Polish SuperCup. On May 6, 2015 he won with PGE Skra Bełchatów bronze medal of Polish Championship.[4] In May 2015 he extended the contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów until the end of the season 2016/2017.[5] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[6] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.[7]
National team
He was first appointed to the Polish national team by Andrea Anastasi in 2012.[8] He debuted in a Poland – Serbia friendly match. He played in the Polish national team at World League 2013. On September 21, 2014 won a title of World Champion 2014.[9][10][11] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and promoting Poland in the world.[12]
Sporting achievements
- National championships
- 2007/2008 Polish Cup, with Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa
- 2007/2008 Polish Championship, with Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa
- 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2014/2015 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015/2016 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015/2016 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2018/2019 Polish Championship, with ONICO Warszawa[13][14]
- National team
- 2014 FIVB World Championship
- 2019 FIVB Nations League
State awards
- 2014 Gold Cross of Merit[15]
- 2014 Honorary citizenship of Bełchatów
References
- ^ "Wrona w Delekcie, Andrzejewski za Dębca". www.sportowabydgoszcz.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Andrzej Wrona w PGE Skrze". www.skra.pl (in Polish). 30 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "PGE Skra mistrzem Polski". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "PGE Skra z brązowym medalem". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Kłos i Wrona zostają w PGE Skrze". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break!". www.worldofvolley.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Brązowa PGE Skra!". www.skra.pl (in Polish). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Konarski i Wrona powołani do kadry!". www.transferbydgoszcz.pl (in Polish). 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland win second World Championship title at home". www.fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". www.fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ ""Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy"". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "PL: Mistrzostwo Polski dla ZAKSY Kędzierzyn-Koźle". www.siatka.org (in Polish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "ZAKSA NAJLEPSZA JEST – Plusliga's trophy moves to Kędzierzyn-Koźle again!". www.worldofvolley.com. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
External links
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at Volleybox.net