Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie

KS Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie – is a Polish professional men's volleyball team based in Zawiercie, founded in 1972 and reactivated in 2011. The team has been playing in the top level Polish Volleyball League – PlusLiga since 2017.

Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
Full nameKlub Siatkarski Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
NicknameJurassic Knights
Founded1972
GroundHala OSiR II
ul. Blanowska 40
42–400 Zawiercie
(Capacity: 1,500)
Chairman Kryspin Baran
Manager Igor Kolaković
LeaguePlusLiga
WebsiteClub home page
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Team history

The club was established in 1972 and dissolved in 1997. In 2011 the club was reactivated. In May 2017 Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie won playoffs against AZS Częstochowa for a place in PlusLiga. The club was promoted to the highest level of the Polish Volleyball League – PlusLiga on 7 May 2017.[1] Warta Zawiercie achieved 4th place in the 2018/2019 PlusLiga season, the highest place in the club's history which allowed them to take part in 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup.[2][3]

Hala OSiR II in Zawiercie

Former names

1972–1980MZKS Warta Zawiercie
1980–1991MRKS Warta Zawiercie
1991–1993MKS Warta Zawiercie
1993–1995KS CTH Warta Zawiercie
2011–2014KS Aluron Warta Zawiercie
2014–2019KS Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie
2019–2020KS Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie

Head coaches

2011–2012 Paweł Kozłowski
2012–2013 Michał Szczytowicz
2013–2014 Albert Semeniuk
2014–2017 Dominik Kwapisiewicz
2017–2018 Emanuele Zanini
2018–2020 Mark Lebedew
2020– Igor Kolaković

Team

2020/2021

Head coach: Igor Kolaković
Assistant: Dominik Kwapisiewicz
Physical preparation coach: Jakub Gniado
Physiotherapist: Mateusz Kowalik
Scoutman: Krzysztof Makaryk
No. Name Date of birth Position
Maximiliano Cavanna (1988-07-02) July 2, 1988setter
Grzegorz Bociek (1991-06-06) June 6, 1991opposite
Mateusz Malinowski (1992-05-06) May 6, 1992opposite
Flávio Gualberto (1993-04-22) April 22, 1993middle blocker
Gjorgi Gjorgiev (1992-05-22) May 22, 1992setter
Paweł Halaba (1995-12-14) December 14, 1995outside hitter
Garrett Muagututia (1988-02-26) February 26, 1988outside hitter
Patryk Niemiec (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997middle blocker
Piotr Orczyk (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993outside hitter
Patryk Czarnowski (1985-11-01) November 1, 1985middle blocker
Marcin Kania (1996-02-14) February 14, 1996middle blocker
Michał Żurek (1988-06-03) June 3, 1988libero
Krzysztof Andrzejewski (1983-01-26) January 26, 1983libero
Dominik Depowski (1995-10-27) October 27, 1995outside hitter

References

  1. "Baraże o PlusLigę: kompromitacja AZS-u Częstochowa. Aluron Warta zdemolowała rywali i zagra w elicie". www.sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie 4 drużyną w Polsce!". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Europejskie puchary czas zacząć!". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

See also

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