Sebastian Krzysztof Świderski (born 26 June 1977) is a Polish former professional

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player and coach. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1996 to 2011, a participant in the

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), and a silver medallist at the 2006 World Championship. Since 2021, Świderski has been president of the Polish Volleyball Federation.

Career as player

Club

Świderski's first club as a player was Znicz Gorzów Wielkopolski. Then, he played for Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski, with whom he won bronze and silver medals of the Polish Championship and Polish Cup in 1997. In 2000, he started playing for Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle. With the club from

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, Świderski won the Polish Cup twice (in 2001, 2002) and three titles of Polish Champion in 2001, 2002, 2003. During the 2002/2003 season, the club won the bronze medal in the

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. He moved to Italian Serie A in 2003, where he played four seasons in Perugia Volley and three seasons in

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. He played in shirt number 16 in order to honor the memory of the player

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, who died tragically on his way to the club from

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. With the club from

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, Świderski won a silver medal at the Italian Championship in season 2004/2005. Whilst playing for Lube Banca Macerata, he won two Italian Cups (2008, 2009), the Italian SuperCup, 2008 and a bronze medal in the Italian Championship 2008/2009. He ended his sporting career after his final two seasons in

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playing for ZAKSA. In 2011, he won a silver medal in the

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and the Polish Championship.

National team

Świderski made his international debut for Poland in December 1997 against Israel, losing 3-1. He has since participated in the

at both

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in 2004 and

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in 2008 for Poland, finishing 5th both times. He is a silver medalist of the World Championship 2006. He ended his career during an official ceremony after a match of the national team in 2012 in

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Career as coach

In 2012, Świderski made his debut as a coach; he was appointed to work in this role for a

club, Fart Kielce. In the next season, he worked as an assistant coach in ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, where the first coach was

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. From 2013 to 2015, he was the head coach of ZAKSA. The first trophy which he won as the head coach, was the Polish Cup in 2014.

Honours

As a player

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– 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 ...

* Domestic ** 1996–97 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup, with Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski ** 2000–01 Simple gold cup

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, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2000–01 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2001–02 Simple gold cup

, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2001–02 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2002–03 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2007–08 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata ** 2007–08 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata ** 2008–09 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata * Youth national team ** 1996 Gold medal europe

CEV U20 European Championship ** 1997 Gold medal world centered-2

FIVB U21 World Championship

As a coach

* Domestic ** 2013–14 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Individual awards

* 2000: Polish Championship – Most valuable player * 2008:

– Best spiker

State awards

* 2006: Gold Cross of Merit

Trophies won by Polish Volleyball Federation during presidency

* 2023:

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– Championship * 2023: Nations League – Championship

References

External links

* *
Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl'' * *
Coach/Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Swiderski, Sebastian 1977 births Living people People from Skwierzyna Sportspeople from Lubusz Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Poland Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Polish volleyball coaches Volleyball coaches of international teams Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Volley Lube players ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle coaches Outside hitters Polish sports executives and administrators