György Grozer (born 27 November 1984), also known as Georg Grozer, is a German

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player of Hungarian origin, a member of the

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and

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club Vero Volley Monza, a bronze medalist of the 2014 World Championship, two–time German Champion (2009, 2010), Polish Champion (

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), Russian Champion (2013), Chinese Champion (2017).

Personal life

Grozer was born in

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. His father György Grozer Senior is a former volleyball player and coach. With his first wife Violetta he has two daughters - Leana (born 2007) and Loreen (born 2010).

Career

Clubs

He was crowned national champion on two occasions, in 2009 and 2010, while playing for

VfB Friedrichshafen VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball GmbH is a German professional men's volleyball club founded in 1969 and based in Friedrichshafen, southern Baden-Württemberg. Main stakeholder is VfB Friefdrichshafen e.V. The club plays in the German Bundesliga an ...

. After moving to the Polish league he was Polish champion in his second season (2011/2012) with

Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 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 Polish Champio ...

. He then moved to Belgorod where, in the early stages of the season, he played a major role in the team's success in the Russian championship and in the National Cup of Russia. This season he won the Super Cup and the National Cup in Russia, and was crowned the top club team in

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with

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. In 2017 Grozer back to Russia Super League join to

Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (russian: ВК «Локомотив» Новосибирск) is a Russian professional volleyball club, based in Novosibirsk, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League. Achievements * CEV Champions League *: (x1) 2013 * ...

National team

2011 Grozer could not help the German team because of an injury. In 2012 the dynamic and powerful hitter smashed the German team to the

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and to the 5th place in

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. In 2014 played at World Championship 2014 held in

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won the match for the bronze medal by defeating

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Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tot ...

2013/2014 – with Belogorie Belgorod * FIVB Club World Championship ** Gold medal world centered-2

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– with Belogorie Belgorod *

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2011/2012 – with

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 ...

2021/2022 – with Vero Volley Monza * National championships ** 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

German Championship, with

** 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup

German Championship, with

** 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Russian Championship, with Belogorie Belgorod ** 2014/2015 Silver medal with cup

Russian Championship, with Belogorie Belgorod ** 2016/2017 Gold medal with cup

Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age ** 2016/2017 Simple gold cup

Qatari Cup, with Al Arabi Doha

Individual awards

* 2008:

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– Best scorer * 2009:

– Best blocker * 2010:

German Volleyball Player of the Year The German Volleyball Player of the Year has been chosen annually since 1979 by the readers of the German ''Volleyball Magazin''. German Volleyball Player of the Year Sources: Volleyball Magazin and German Volleyball Federation (DVV) See also * G ...

* 2011:

* 2012:

* 2012: Best Player in PlusLiga * 2012:

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner The Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner is a volleyball friendly competition for the national teams, currently held every year and organized by the Hubert Wagner Foundation. The first Memorial was held in 2003. The competition has been held every ...

– Best server * 2013:

* 2014:

* 2016:

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

– Best opposite spiker * 2017:

– Best opposite spiker * 2017: CEV European Championship – Best opposite spiker

Records

*39 points in one match –

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record * * 15 aces in one match in Korean League.

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grozer, Gyorgy 1984 births Living people German people of Hungarian descent Volleyball players from Budapest Hungarian men's volleyball players German men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Germany Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics German Champions of men's volleyball Polish Champions of men's volleyball Russian Champions of men's volleyball German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland German expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in Russia German expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar German expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate volleyball players in South Korea German expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate volleyball players in China Resovia (volleyball) players VC Belogorie players Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs players VC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Opposite hitters