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Fabian Drzyzga
Personal information
NationalityPoland Polish
Born (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34)
Bordeaux, France
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block304 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubPoland Asseco Resovia
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2012
2012–2013
2013–2017
2017–2018
2018–2020
2020–
Poland AZS Częstochowa
Poland AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Poland Asseco Resovia
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Poland Asseco Resovia
National team
2010– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Poland
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bulgaria/Italy
CEV European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Austria/Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan

Fabian Drzyzga (born 3 January 1990) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Asseco Resovia, a participant of the Olympic Games (Rio 2016), 2018 World Champion, 2014 World Champion, a bronze medalist of the 2011 and 2019 European Championship, Polish Champion (2015), Greek Champion (2018), Russian Champion (2020).

Personal life

Drzyzga was born in Bordeaux, France, because of his father Wojciech, a volleyball player and member of French volleyball club JSA Bordeaux. His father is currently a sports commentator giving a running commentary of Polish national team and PlusLiga matches. Fabian's brother – Tomasz (born 1985) is a former volleyball player. On September 3, 2016 he married Monika Król.[1] In March 2018 he announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child.

Career

Clubs

He joined AZS Częstochowa in 2008. In 2012, Częstochowa won the CEV Challenge Cup after the final matches against AZS Politechnika Warszawska.[2][3][4] In 2012 he left the club from Częstochowa and joined AZS Politechnika Warszawska. After one season he changed club and signed a contract with Polish Champion of 2012 and 2013 – Asseco Resovia.[5] In the 2013/2014 season, Resovia won the Polish SuperCup and a silver medal of the Polish Championship 2013/2014 after losing the final (0–3 in matches, to three wins) against PGE Skra Bełchatów. On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia, including Drzyzga, achieved silver medal of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League.[6] He was awarded Best Setter of the Final Four CEV Champions League.[7] In April 2015 he signed next two-year contract until 2017.[8] In April 2015 he achieved his first title of Polish Champion with club from Rzeszów. In June 2017 he moved to Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus.

National team

Drzyzga debuted in the Polish national team in 2010, but represented Poland as a cadet in the past. He won a silver medal of CEV U19 European Championship in 2007. He was appointed for the first time to the senior national team by Daniel Castellani in 2009. Drzyzga is a bronze medalist of the European Championship 2011.[9] On August 16, 2014 was appointed to squad at World Championship held in Poland.[10] On September 21, 2014 he won a title of World Champion.[11] On October 27, 2014 he received a state award granted by the Polish President of that time Bronisław KomorowskiGold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and promoting Poland in the world.[12] On September 30, 2018 Poland achieved its third title of the World Champion.[13] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014.

Sporting achievements

National championships

National team

Individually

State awards

References

  1. ^ "Fabian Drzyzga wziął ślub z piękną Moniką Król". www.onet.pl (in Polish). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA claims first round of Polish derby". www.cev.eu. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA celebrates European glory after breathtaking match". www.cev.eu. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Challenge Cup siatkarzy. Triumf Tytana AZS Częstochowa". www.sport.pl (in Polish). 31 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Fabian Drzyzga nowym rozgrywającym Mistrzów Polski". www.assecoresovia.pl (in Polish). 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan!". www.cev.eu. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Piotr Nowakowski i Fabian Drzyzga w Dream Teamie Final Four". www.assecoresovia.pl (in Polish). 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ "CL silver medallists and 'Dream Team' members Nowakowski and Drzyzga to stay with Asseco Resovia RZESZOW for another two seasons". www.cev.eu. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". www.cev.eu. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  10. ^ "FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. ^ "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. ^ ""Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy"". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". www.fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  14. ^ "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 7 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.