Michał Ruciak

Michał Ruciak
Michał Ruciak
Personal information
Full name	Michał Zygmunt Ruciak
Nickname	Rucek
Nationality	Polish
Born	August 22, 1983 (age 40); Świnoujście, Poland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Spike	336 cm (132 in)
Block	318 cm (125 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter/Libero
Current team	Cerrad Czarni Radom
Number	16
Career
; ; 1999–2002; 2003–2004; 2004–2008; 2008–2015; 2015–2016; 2016–2018; 2018–	Maraton Świnoujście; Morze Bałtyk Szczecin; SMS PZPS Spała; Skra Bełchatów; Indykpol AZS Olsztyn; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Transfer Bydgoszcz; Espadon Szczecin; Cerrad Czarni Radom
National team
2004–	Poland
Honours
Representing Poland
Men's Volleyball
World Cup
European Championship
World League
	Last updated: 28 May 2018

Michał Zygmunt Ruciak (born 22 August 1983) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club Cerrad Czarni Radom, a participant of the Olympic Games London 2012, European Champion 2009 and gold medalist of the World League 2012, silver medalist of the World Cup 2011, bronze medalist of the European Championship 2011 and the World League 2011.

Personal life

Michał Ruciak was born in Świnoujście, Poland. On September 22, 2007 he married to Justyna (née Terlecka). They have two sons: Rafał (born on June 2, 2008) and Filip (born on March 18, 2011). In 2014 he separated from his wife and he started dating with new girlfriend Paulina. In 2016 he married to Paulina. In April 2018 they revealed they are expecting their first child together.

Career

Clubs

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]