PZU AZS Olsztyn
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| Founded | 1950 |
| Club colours | maroon-white |
| Sport hall | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa "Urania" (1910+500 number of seats) |
| Address | Piłka Siatkowa AZS UWM S.A. w Olsztynie ul. Oczapowskiego 12 10-718 Olsztyn |
| Chairman | Mariusz Szyszko |
| "Urania" Sport Hall | |
AZS UWM Olsztyn is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
club, based in Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
, which plays in the Polish Volleyball League
Polish Volleyball League
The Polish Volleyball League , is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition for volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A. . It is currently a 10 team league that plays a 18 game schedule from...
(Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS). It is one of the most successful clubs in Poland. Founded in 1950 as a university team, the team offices were located until recently at University of Warmia and Mazury
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
The University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn was established on September 1, 1999, in accordance with the new Statute of Sejm signed by the President of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, as well as the Minister of National Education, Mirosław Handke, in August of the same year. Its...
campus. During its history, a number of Polish national team players have played for the club.
Team roster 2011/12
Head coach :
Tomaso Totolo Second coach :
Piotr Poskrobko| Nr | Name | Birthdate | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
182 cm | setter | |
| 2 | |
200 cm | setter | |
| 3 | |
206 cm | receiver | |
| 4 | |
186 cm | libero | |
| 5 | |
194 cm | receiver | |
| 6 |  |
198 cm | spiker | |
| 7 | |
201 cm | middleblocker | |
| 8 | |
200 cm | receiver | |
| 9 |  |
202 cm | receiver | |
| 10 | |
203 cm | middleblocker | |
| 13 | |
182 cm | libero | |
| 14 | |
199 cm | receiver | |
| 15 | |
194 cm | spiker | |
| 16 | |
207 cm | middleblocker | |
| 17 | |
208 cm | spiker |
Notable former players
| Zbigniew Lubiejewski Zbigniew Lubiejewski Zbigniew Lubiejewski is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bartoszyce.... Mirosław Rybaczewski Maciej Tyborowski Stanisław Iwaniak Stanisław Zduńczyk |
Leszek Urbanowicz Ireneusz Nalazek Arkadiusz Wiśniewski Witold Roman Mariusz Sordyl | Mariusz Szyszko Donald Suxho Łukasz Kadziewicz Piotr Gruszka Piotr Gruszka Piotr Łukasz Gruszka is a Polish volleyball player and captain of Polish national team. His first professional club was Hejnał Kęty, and he previously played for the junior national team of Poland in 1996... Mark Siebeck Mark Siebeck Mark Siebeck is a volleyball player from Germany, who played for the Men's National Team in the 2000s... |
Michał Bąkiewicz Paweł Papke Richard Lambourne Richard Lambourne Richard "Rich" Edward Lambourne is an American indoor volleyball player. He joined the U.S. men's national team in 2000 as the designated libero. He has recently played for Delecta Bydgoszcz... Sinan Cem Tanık Sinan Cem Tanik Sinan Cem Tanık is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 200 cm and plays as an outside hitter. He has been playing for Mlekpol AZS Olsztyn Team in Poland for seasons 2006-07 and 07-08 and wore number 1. He has played over 100 times for the national team and is the captain of the Turkish team... Björn Andrae Björn Andrae Björn Andræ is a German volleyball player. He is playing in Panathinaikos.- Career :He began to play with SCC Berlin. After that, he went to VfB Friedrichshafen. His next clubs were Noicom Cuneo, Sempre Volley Padua and then Mlekpol AZS Olsztyn. In 2008 he transferred to Panathinaikos... |
Wojciech Grzyb Wojciech Grzyb Wojciech Grzyb is a Polish volleyball player. He is playing in volleyball club ASSECO Resovia Rzeszow and also in Poland national team, in which he debuted in 2003.For his sport achievements, he received:... Paweł Zagumny Grzegorz Szymański Grzegorz Szymanski Grzegorz Szymański is a Polish volleyball player.For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2006.- Career :... Olli Kunnari Olli Kunnari Olli Kunnari is a Finnish volleyball player. He is one of the key players in the Finnish national volleyball team. During the early years of his career, he played in the Finnish Champion league. In year 2004, he left Finland to play in the French Pro-A Volleyball league where he played until the... Marcelo Hargreaves da Costa |
Championships
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League champion (5) - 1973, 1976, 1978, 1991, 1992 -
League silver medalist (8) - 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1993, 2004, 2005 -
League bronze medalist (7) - 1971, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 2006, 2007 - National-Cup winner (7) - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992
- Second place in TTC-cup - 1978
- Third place in TTC-cup - 1973