Jastrzębski Węgiel
KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA – is a Polish professional men's volleyball team based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, founded in 1949. Since 2004 acting under its present name and since May 2, 2005 remaining a public company. So far, the team has won a total of twelve medals of the Polish Championship: 1 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze. The club has been competing in PlusLiga continuously since 1997.
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| Full name | Klub Sportowy Jastrzębski Węgiel Spółka Akcyjna | ||
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| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Ground | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa ul. Mikołaja Reja 10 44–335 Jastrzębie-Zdrój (Capacity: 3,112) | ||
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| League | PlusLiga CEV Challenge Cup | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Achievements
- CEV Champions League
- CEV Challenge Cup
- FIVB Club World Championship
- Polish Championship
- Polish Cup
Team history
In 2011 the club achieved a silver medal of the FIVB Club World Championship. In the 2012/2013 season Jastrzębski Węgiel won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.
In the 2013/2014 season the club advanced to the Final Four of the CEV Champions League held in Ankara, Turkey and after defeating Zenit Kazan won a bronze medal.[1] Club ended the season with another bronze of the Polish Championship.[2] After the 2013/2014 season a head coach of that time Lorenzo Bernardi and one of the club main players Michał Kubiak left the team.
During the 2014/2015 season a head coach of the team was Italian expert Roberto Piazza. The club led by him took 4th place of the Polish Championship. Piazza left the club after that season and has been replaced by an Australian coach Mark Lebedew. Before the 2015/2016 season a few significant players left the club: previous captain and opposite Michał Łasko, opposite Mateusz Malinowski and outside hitter Zbigniew Bartman.
On January 12, 2018 the club informed about dismissing Mark Lebedew.[3] The dismissal of the head coach took place two days after losing the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 Polish Cup with ONICO Warszawa (2–3). His duties were taken over by his assistant Leszek Dejewski and the next official head coach Ferdinando De Giorgi took over the team on January 21, 2018.
Former names
| 1949–1962 | LZS Jastrzębie |
| 1962–1977 | Jas-Mos GKS Jastrzębie |
| 1977–1990 | GKS Jastrzębie |
| 1990–2002 | KS Jastrzębie Borynia |
| 2002–2004 | Ivett Jastrzębie Borynia |
| 2004–present | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
Head coaches
| 1989–1990 | |
| 1990–1991 | |
| 1997–2001 | |
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| 2007–2010 | |
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| 2010–2014 | |
| 2014–2015 | |
| 2015–2018 | |
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| 2018–2019 | |
| 2019–2020 |  |
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Team
2020/2021
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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 | November 29, 1986 | setter | |
 | March 4, 1992 | outside hitter | |
| April 17, 1996 | libero | |
| August 31, 1997 | outside hitter | |
| August 29, 1995 | outside hitter | |
| February 3, 1989 | middle blocker | |
 | February 2, 1991 | opposite | |
 | July 26, 1989 | setter | |
| August 13, 1988 | opposite | |
| July 8, 1984 | middle blocker | |
| January 15, 1994 | middle blocker | |
| January 5, 2001 | middle blocker | |
| July 30, 1995 | libero | |
| October 4, 2001 | outside hitter | |
Notable players
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References
- "JASTRZEBSKI edge former champions Zenit to strike first CL medal". www.zenit-kazan.com. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "PlusLiga: Brązowe Jastrzębie". www.przegladsportowy.pl. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "Komunikat KS Jastrzębski Węgiel S.A." www.plusliga.pl. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
See also
- Volleyball in Poland
- Sports in Poland
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