Andrzej Wrona
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Full name | Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona | |||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Wronka | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Warsaw, Poland | 27 December 1988|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Block | 340 cm (134 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Projekt Warszawa | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Andrzej Wrona (born 27 December 1988) is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, 2014 World Champion. On club level, he plays for Polish team Projekt Warszawa, 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[]
Clubs[]
- National championships
- 2007/2008 Polish Cup, with AZS Częstochowa
- 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2014/2015 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015/2016 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
Individual awards[]
- 2019: Polish Championship – Best Blocker
State awards[]
- 2014: Gold Cross of Merit[13]
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.
- ^ "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 the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Volleyball players from Warsaw
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Polish Champions of men's volleyball
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- AZS Częstochowa players
- Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz players
- Skra Bełchatów players
- AZS Warszawa players