Paweł Zatorski (born 21 June 1990) is a Polish professional

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player who plays as a libero for Asseco Resovia and the Poland national team. Zatorski took part in 3

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and Paris 2024, winning a silver medal at the latter), and is a two–time

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) and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.

Personal life

On 10 September 2016, he married Agnieszka Ludkiewicz. In February 2017, he graduated from the Academy of Management and Administration in Opole with master's degree in sports marketing. On 9 August 2017, their son Samuel was born. On 4 July 2019, his second child, a son Maksymilian was born.

Career

Club

Zatorski is an alumnus of

Skra Bełchatów Skra Bełchatów, competing for sponsorship reasons as PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów and officially called KPS Skra Bełchatów SA, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Bełchatów in central Poland, founded in 1957. They compete in th ...

. He represented the second team of the club from

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. In that time, he won two titles of the Polish Champion (as a cadet and junior). In 2008, 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 ...

and debuted in the top Polish volleyball league –

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. In 2010, he returned to

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. He spent four seasons in Skra, winning two medals of the Club World Championship – silver in

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and bronze in

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, silver medal of the Champions League, two Polish Cups (2011, 2012), and two Polish Champion titles in 2011 and 2014. On 6 May 2014, it was officially announced that Zatorski had signed a contract with

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 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 PlusLiga. ZAKSA have won 9 domestic league titles, 10 national cups, and three CEV Cha ...

for the next two seasons. On 26 April 2016, he won his third title of the Polish Champion, this time with ZAKSA. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Zatorski extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018).

National team

On 8 July 2012, Zatorski won a gold medal of the 2012 World League in

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. On 16 August 2014, Zatorski was chosen to represent his national team at the

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held in

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. On 21 September 2014, he won a title of the

. On 27 October 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish president of that time,

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– Gold Cross of Merit ''for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland''. On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the

. Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0), and defended the title from 2014. Zatorski received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament. On 10 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the

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in Paris.

Honours

Club

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2011–12 – with

2020–21 – with

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów *

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 to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...

2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia ** Simple silver cup

2024–25 – with Asseco Resovia * Domestic ** 2010–11 Simple gold cup

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

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011–12 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2012–13 Simple gold cup

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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2013–14 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2015–16 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2016–17 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2016–17 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2018–19 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2018–19 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2019–20 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2020–21 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Youth national team

* 2007

CEV U19 European Championship

Individual awards

* 2010: FIVB Club World Championship – Best libero * 2011: Polish Cup – Best defender * 2012: Polish Cup – Best defender * 2015:

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– Best libero * 2016:

– Best defender * 2018: FIVB World Championship – Best libero * 2019:

– Best defender * 2023: FIVB Nations League – Most valuable player * 2023: FIVB Nations League – Best libero

State awards

* 2014: Gold Cross of Merit * 2018: POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR

Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta * 2024: POL Polonia Restituta Oficerski BAR

Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta

Statistics

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References

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