Damian Wojtaszek

Damian Wojtaszek (born 7 September 1988) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of the Poland men's national volleyball team and VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa.

Damian Wojtaszek
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988
Milicz, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current club VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa
Number18
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2012
2012–2015
2015–2017
2017–		 AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
ONICO Warszawa
National team
2013– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
FIVB World Championship
2018 Bulgaria/Italy
CEV European Championship
2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia
FIVB World Cup
2019 Japan

Career

Clubs

In 2012 Wojtaszek joined Jastrzębski Węgiel.[1] In the season 2012/3013 he won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship. In 2013/2014 the club advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League in Ankara and after defeating VC Zenit Kazan won the bronze medal.[2][3] His team beat ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in last matches in the fight for a medal. Jastrzębski Węgiel, including Wojtaszek, ended season with second bronze, this time of Polish Championship.[4] After two seasons in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów he left the club in 2017.[5] On April 27, 2017 he signed two-year contract with ONICO Warszawa.

National team

In 2015 he was appointed to team B of Polish national team led by Andrzej Kowal. Dryja took part in 1st edition of 2015 European Games. On August 14, 2015 he achieved first medal as national team player – bronze of European League. His national team won 3rd place match with Estonia (3–0). He also received individual award for Best Libero of tournament.

On September 30, 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion[6]. Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014.

Sporting achievements

Individually

State awards

References
  1. "Damian Wojtaszek przenosi się do Jastrzębia". www.plusliga.pl (in Polish). 4 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "JASTRZEBSKI edge former champions Zenit to strike first CL medal". www.zenit-kazan.com. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Jastrzębski Węgiel trzecią siłą w Europie. Mamy brązowy medal Ligi Mistrzów!!!". www.jastrzebskiwegiel.pl (in Polish). 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "PlusLiga: Brązowe Jastrzębie". www.przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "Wojtaszek odchodzi z Asseco Resovii Rzeszów". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". www.fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. "PL: Mistrzostwo Polski dla ZAKSY Kędzierzyn-Koźle". www.siatka.org (in Polish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. "ZAKSA NAJLEPSZA JEST – Plusliga's trophy moves to Kędzierzyn-Koźle again!". www.worldofvolley.com. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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