Paul Michael Lotman (born November 3, 1985) is an American former professional

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player. He was part of the U.S. national team, and a participant at the

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. The 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner.

Personal life

Lotman was born in Lakewood, California. His parents are Kathleen and Albert Lotman (his father died in 2011). He has two older brothers, Mark and Steven, and an older sister Shelley. He attended Los Alamitos High School (1999–2003). He graduated from

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(better known as Long Beach State) in 2008 with a degree in sociology. In August 2011 he married Jasmine. On December 20, 2016 his wife gave birth to their son Leif Albert Lotman.

Career

Clubs

In 2011 he joined the Polish club

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 ...

. With the club from Rzeszów he won three titles of Polish Champion (

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), Polish SuperCup and the silver medal of

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2012. On March 29, 2015

, including Lotman, achieved silver medal of the

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. He left

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 ...

in May 2015. In June 2015 he moved to German team

Berlin Recycling Volleys Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League. Honours Domestic * Volleyball Bundesliga :Winners (12): 1992–9 ...

.''Paul Lotman siatkarzem Berlin Recycling Volleys''
– onet.pl – June 18, 2015 In 2017 he moved to Indonesian volleyball club Jakarta BNI Taplus for 2017/2018 season.

National team

Lotman made his

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debut with the U.S. national team in

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in London.

Coaching

In 2019, Lotman began working as a volunteer assistant coach with the UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team.

Honors

Clubs

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2014/2015 – with

2011/2012 – with

2015/2016 – with

* National championships ** 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Puerto Rican Championship, with

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** 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2013/2014 Simple gold cup

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, with

** 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2015/2016 Simple gold cup

German Cup, with

** 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup

German Championship, with

Individual awards

* 2016:

– Most Valuable Player

Personal life

Career

Clubs

National team

Coaching

Honors

Clubs

Individual awards

References

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