Andrzej Wrona
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Full name | Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
Born | Warszawa, Poland | December 27, 1988||||||||||||||
Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spike | 348 cm (137 in) | ||||||||||||||
Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
Current club | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | ||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 24 September 2016 |
Andrzej Wrona (born 27 December 1988) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club AZS Politechnika Warszawska, 2014 World Champion, Polish Champion (2014).
Career
Clubs
He debuted in PlusLiga in the 2007/2008 season, when he played for Domex Tytan 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 ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.[4] On May 6, 2015 he won with PGE Skra Bełchatów bronze medal of Polish Championship.[5] In May 2015 he extended the contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów until the end of the season 2016/2017.[6] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[7] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.[8] On July 25, 2016 he moved to his hometown club AZS Politechnika Warszawska.[9]
National team
He was first appointed to the Polish national team by Andrea Anastasi in 2012.[10] 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.[11][12][13] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski - Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and to promote Polish in the world.[14]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
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 SuperCup2014, 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
National team
State awards
- 2014 Gold Cross of Merit[15]
- 2014 Honorary citizenship of Bełchatów
References
- ^ Wrona w Delekcie, Andrzejewski za Dębca - sportowabydgoszcz.pl - 28-05-2010
- ^ Andrzej Wrona w PGE Skrze - skra.pl - 30-04-2013
- ^ PGE Skra mistrzem Polski - plusliga.pl - 27-04-2014
- ^ ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów - plusliga.pl - 08-10-2014
- ^ PGE Skra z brązowym medalem - plusliga.pl - 06-05-2015
- ^ Kłos i Wrona zostają w PGE Skrze - plusliga.pl - 07-05-2015
- ^ POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break! - worldofvolley.com - 07-02-2016
- ^ BRĄZOWA PGE SKRA! - skra.pl - 26-04-2016
- ^ Drugi Mistrz Świata zagra w Warszawie! - przegladsportowy.pl - 25-07-2016
- ^ Konarski i Wrona powołani do kadry - transferbydgoszcz.pl - 27-03-2012
- ^ Poland win second World Championship title at home - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem - plusliga.pl - 21-09-2014
- ^ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" - prezydent.pl - 27-10-2014
- ^ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń - isap.sejm.gov.pl - 23-10-2014
External links
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Warsaw
- Sportspeople from Masovian Voivodeship
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Polish volleyball players
- Polish Champions of men's volleyball
- AZS Częstochowa players
- Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz players
- Skra Bełchatów players
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- AZS Warszawa players