Andrzej Kowal (born 27 February 1971) is a Polish professional

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coach and former player. Since the 2023–24 season, he serves as head coach for

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Personal life

Kowal was born in

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. He has a wife Magdalena and two children – son Michał and daughter Monika.

Career as coach

In 2011 he was a head coach of

Asseco Resovia Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. The club has won seven PlusLiga, Polish ...

. In season 2011/2012 he achieved a title of Polish Champion and silver medal of

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. In season 2012/2013 his team won the second title of Polish Champion. In February 2014 he became a head coach of

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(under 23). In 2014 his club

lost with PGE Skra Bełchatów in the final of Polish Championship. On 29 March 2015 his team lost in the final of

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and achieved silver medal. In April 2015 he led the team to their third title of Polish Champion. In April 2015 he signed new three-year contract with

.''Andrzej Kowal trenerem Asseco Resovii Rzeszów na kolejne lata!''
– sportowefakty.pl – 08-04-2015 Polish national team led by him took 4th place at 1st edition of

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. On 14 August 2015 the same team achieved a bronze medal of the

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Honours

As a coach

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2014–15 – with

2011–12 – with Asseco Resovia * Domestic ** 2011–12 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia ** 2012–13 Simple gold cup

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, with Asseco Resovia ** 2012–13 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia ** 2014–15 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia

References

External links

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Coach Profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kowal, Andrzej 1971 births Living people People from Leżajsk County Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Polish volleyball coaches Volleyball coaches of international teams Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Resovia (volleyball) players Resovia (volleyball) coaches Ślepsk Suwałki coaches