Marcin Rafał Możdżonek (born 9 February 1985) is a Polish former professional

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player, a member of the Polish national team in 2007–2016, a participant at the

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(

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), the 2014 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League. Marcin Możdżonek (1)

Career

Clubs

In 2012-2014 Możdżonek played for

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusL ...

. With this club he won the Polish Cup twice (2013, 2014) and won the silver medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013. In October 2014, he moved to Turkish club

Halkbank Ankara Halkbank Ankara is a professional men's volleyball team based in Ankara, Turkey and sponsored by the state-owned Halkbank. It was founded on 21 July 1983 as Halkbank Spor Kulübü with blue, white and red colors ...

. On March 29, 2015 he achieved his first trophy with his new club

– the Turkish Cup. In the final his team beat Arkas Izmir 3-0 and he scored 10 points. In July 2015 he came back to Poland and he signed a contract with MKS Cuprum Lubin.

National team

He debuted in the Polish national team in 2007 (during the

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match). Możdżonek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded The

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland,

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. With the Polish team, he won three medals in 2011 - silver at

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and two bronzes at World League and European Championship. In November 2011 he was declared the new captain of national team. He is a gold medalist of World League 2012 in

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. In May 2014 he was replaced as captain by

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. On September 21, 2014 Poland won the title of World Champion 2014. On October 27, 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish President,

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: the Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta ''for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland''. He was not called to the national team by

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for the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

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Honours

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 ...

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 ** 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

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2012/2013 Simple gold cup

, with

** 2013/2014 Simple gold cup

, with

** 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

, with

Youth national team

* 2003

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* 2003

FIVB U21 World Championship

Individual awards

* 2009: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Blocker * 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best Blocker * 2012: Polish Cup – Best Blocker * 2012:

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– Best Blocker

State awards

* 2009:

Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta * 2014: POL Polonia Restituta Oficerski BAR

Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta''Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń''
– isap.sejm.gov.pl – 23-10-2014

References

External links

*
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl'' * *
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Mozdzonek, Marcin 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Olsztyn Polish men's volleyball players Polish Champions of men's volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Poland Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey AZS Olsztyn players Skra Bełchatów players ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Halkbank volleyball players Cuprum Lubin players Resovia (volleyball) players Middle blockers