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

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coach and former player. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the

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

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Career

Club

In 2013, after six seasons spent in

, 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). They competed in the Polish top league from 1979 to 2017. During its existence, Częstochowa won 6 national ...

. 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

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. 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

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2011–12 – with

* 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 * Domestic ** 2007–08 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008–09 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008–09 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2009–10 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010–11 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010–11 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011–12 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 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been p ...

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011–12 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 * 2009: POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR

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 Volleyball players from Łódź Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Polish volleyball coaches Olympic volleyball players for 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 (volleyball) players AZS Częstochowa coaches Outside hitters 21st-century Polish sportsmen