Michał Bogusław Bąkiewicz (born 22 March 1981) is a Polish professional

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coach and former player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2001 to 2011. A participant in the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

Athens 2004 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, silver medallist at the 2006 World Championship, and the 2009 European Champion. He currently serves as an assistant coach for PGE Skra Bełchatów.

Career

Clubs

In 2013, after six seasons spent in PGE Skra Bełchatów, he moved to

AZS Częstochowa KS AZS Częstochowa SSA was a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Częstochowa, founded in 1945 as a university team (AZS). The club competed in the Polish PlusLiga from to 1979 to 2017. Six–time Polish Champion, two–time Pol ...

. In early December 2014, he decided to end his career and officially joined the coaching staff of AZS Częstochowa.

National team

Bąkiewicz was a member of the Polish national volleyball team that won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championship. In 2009, he won a title of the European Champion. 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 of that time,

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Honours

As a player

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 ...

2011/2012 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów * FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2009 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów * National championships ** 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008/2009 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010/2011 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

As a coach

* 2021

FIVB U19 World Championship, with Poland U19

State awards

* 2006:

Gold Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. 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

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Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl'' *
Coach/Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakiewicz, Michal 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Piotrków Trybunalski Polish men's volleyball players Polish volleyball coaches Polish Champions of men's volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Poland Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta AZS Częstochowa players Skra Bełchatów players AZS Olsztyn players AZS Częstochowa coaches Outside hitters