Michal_Winiarski

Michał Winiarski

Michał Winiarski

Polish volleyball player and coach

Michał Jerzy Winiarski (born 28 September 1983) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. Winiarski was a member of the Poland national team from 2004 to 2014, a participant in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), 2014 World Champion, and the 2012 World League winner. He currently serves as head coach for the Germany national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.[1][2]

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Personal life

Michał Winiarski was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He graduated from the Sports Championship School in Spała. He studied at the Management and Administration College in Opole. On 13 May 2006, he married Dagmara (née Stęplewska). On 28 November 2006, their son Oliwier was born. On 13 March 2014, his wife gave birth to their second son, named Antoni.

Winiarski as Itas Diatec Trentino player in 2009.
After winning the match at Spodek in Katowice (2012 World League). In the foreground from left: Zbigniew Bartman, Bartosz Kurek, Winiarski, and Krzysztof Ignaczak.

Career as a player

Club

With AZS Częstochowa, Winiarski is a two–time bronze medallist of the Polish Championship (2004, 2005). He spent the 2005/2006 season as a player of BOT Skra Bełchatów, and won the Polish Championship and Polish Cup with this team. From 2006 to 2009, he played for Italian team Itas Diatec Trentino. With this team, he won the 2008–09 CEV Champions League, and was also named the Best Blocker of the tournament. He has a gold (2008) and silver (2009) medal from the Italian Championship. In 2009, he returned to PGE Skra Bełchatów. They won the Polish Championship in 2010, and 2011. He has a silver medal at the Club World Championship in 2010. In 2010, PGE Skra Bełchatów, including Winiarski, won a bronze medal of the CEV Champions League. They improved this result in 2012, when they won a silver medal of the CEV Champions League, after a match against Zenit Kazan at the Final Four held in Łódź, Poland.[3] Michał Winiarski was named the Best Receiver of the tournament. In 2013, he signed a 2–year contract with Russian team Fakel Novy Urengoy, but eventually he only spent one season in Russia.[4] On 16 June 2014, it was officially announced that Winiarski is returning to Bełchatów, and had signed a two–year contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów.[5] On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup. On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[6] After the 2016–17 PlusLiga season, Winiarski decided to end his volleyball career.

National team

In 2003, he captained the Polish national volleyball team to a gold medal at the U21 World Championship. He debuted as a senior national team player on 7 January 2004, in a match against Russia. In 2006, he took part in the World Championship, where the Polish team finished 2nd. During the course of the Poland–Brazil match for the gold medal, his first son was born. In 2008, he took part in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, where Poland came in fifth, and Winiarski received an award for the Best Receiver of the tournament. In 2011, he and the rest of his national team, won a silver medal at the World Cup.[7] On 8 July 2012, the Polish national team won a gold medal at the 2012 World League with the final tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8][9] In May 2014, Winiarski was chosen as the new captain of the national team, replacing the previous one, Marcin Możdżonek.[10] On 21 September 2014, Poland, with Winiarski as the captain, won a title of the World Champions.[11][12][13] On the same day, Winiarski announced his retirement from the national team.

On 27 October 2014, Winiarski received a state award granted by the Polish President, Bronisław Komorowski: the Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.[14]

Honours

As a player

As a coach

Individual awards

State awards

References

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    "Zenit KAZAN shatters PGE Skra dreams of home glory". CEV. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Michał Winiarski odszedł z PGE Skry Bełchatów: – Propozycja z Rosji była nie do odrzucenia". lodz.sport.pl (in Polish). 4 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Michał Winiarski wraca do Skry Bełchatów". belchatow.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time – Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break!". worldofvolley.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver". fivb.org. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Poland beat USA to claim first World League title". fivb.org. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League". fivb.org. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Reprezentacja Polski po spotkaniu z działaczami PZPS i wyborze nowego kapitana". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Poland win second World Championship title at home". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    ""Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy"". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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