Daniel Mateusz Pliński (born 10 December 1978) is a Polish professional
volleyball
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coach and former player. He was a member of the
Poland national team from 2005 to 2010. A participant in the
Olympic Games
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Beijing 2008
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, silver medallist at the
2006 World Championship, and the
2009 European Champion. He is the current head coach of the Polish
PlusLiga
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team,
PSG Stal Nysa.
Personal life
Daniel Pliński was born in
Puck. He has three brothers Piotr, Wiesław, Wojciech and two sisters – Wioleta and Iwona. On 24 September 2004, he married Marta. They have two daughters – Julia (born 10 April 2006) and Lena (born 2012).
Career
Pliński is a three–time Polish Champion in beach volleyball – 2002, 2003, 2004.
Clubs
He was a player of
PGE Skra Bełchatów for seven years. With this team, he won, among others: five titles of Polish Champion (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), three Polish Cups (2009, 2011, 2012), silver and bronze medal of the
CEV Champions League
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Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification
A tot ...
. On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Pliński will join
Cerrad Czarni Radom.
He retired from volleyball on 24 May 2018.
National team
Pliński was a member of the Polish national team which won a gold medal at the
2009 European Championship held in
Turkey
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. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the
Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.
The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland,
Donald Tusk
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.
Honours
Clubs
*
CEV Champions League
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Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification
A tot ...
**
2011/2012 – with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
*
FIVB Club World Championship
**
Doha 2009 – with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
**
Doha 2010 – with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
* National championships
** 2002/2003
Polish Cup
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, with
Polska Energia Sosnowiec
** 2003/2004
Polish Cup
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, with
Polska Energia Sosnowiec
** 2007/2008
Polish Championship, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2008/2009
Polish Cup
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, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2008/2009
Polish Championship, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2009/2010
Polish Championship, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2010/2011
Polish Cup
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, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2010/2011
Polish Championship, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2011/2012
Polish Cup
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, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
** 2013/2014
Polish Championship, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów
State awards
* 2006:
Gold Cross of Merit
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History
At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awa ...
* 2009:
Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta
References
External links
*
*
Player profileat ''PlusLiga.pl''
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Coach/Player profileat ''Volleybox.net''
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1978 births
Living people
People from Puck, Poland
Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship
Polish men's volleyball players
Polish volleyball coaches
Olympic volleyball players of Poland
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Jastrzębski Węgiel players
Skra Bełchatów players
Czarni Radom players
AZS Olsztyn players
Stal Nysa coaches
Middle blockers