Patryk Czarnowski, (born 1 November 1985) is a Polish former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. He was part of the Polish national team in 2010–2011, silver medallist at the 2011 World Cup, three–time Polish Champion (

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Personal life

Czarnowski was born in

Ostróda Ostróda (; Old Prussian: ''Austrāti'') is a town in northern Poland, in the historic region of Masuria. It is the seat of the Ostróda County within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and has approximately 33,191 inhabitants (2009). Ostróda is ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. He has brother Dariusz. He graduated School of Sports Championship in

Spała Spała is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Inowłódz, within Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies on the Pilica River, approximately west of Inowłódz, east of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and ...

. He studied pedagogy at the Warmian-Masurian University in

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

. On August 1, 2013 his girlfriend Jagoda gave birth to their son Michał. He is married to Jagoda (née Majewska).

Career

Clubs

In 2012 he came back to

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning o ...

. In season 2012/3013 Czarnowaki won the bronze medal of Polish Championship. In 2013/2014 the club advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League in

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and after defeating VC Zenit Kazan won the bronze medal. His team beat

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 ...

in the last matches in the fight for a medal.

ended season with second bronze, this time of Polish Championship. In season 2016/17 was a member of team

. In May 2017 ZAKSA, including Czarnowski, defended title of Polish Champion. Also in May 2017 it was announced that Czarnowski moved to another Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów.

National team

Patryk Czarnowski was first appointed to represent the Polish national team by coach

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in 2010. He representing Poland on World Championship 2010. He debuted in Polish national team on May 29, 2010 in a friendly match with France. He won the silver medal of World Cup 2011.''Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver''
– fivb.org – 06-12-2011

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...

2010/2011 – with

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

2008/2009 – with

* National championships ** 2009/2010 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

** 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2016/2017 Simple gold cup

, with

** 2016/2017 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2017/2018 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 ** 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2018/2019 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

* 2003

European Youth Olympic Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...

* 2005

CEV U19 European Championship

Individual awards

* 2010: Polish Cup – Best Blocker

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Czarnowski, Patryk 1985 births Living people People from Ostróda Polish men's volleyball players AZS Olsztyn players Jastrzębski Węgiel players ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Skra Bełchatów players Warta Zawiercie players Middle blockers