Andrzej Kowal

Andrzej Kowal (born 27 February 1971) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player.

Personal life Kowal was born in Nowa Sarzyna but spent his childhood in nearby Leżajsk in southeastern Poland. He is married to Magdalena and has two children – son Michał and daughter Monika.

Career as coach In 2011, Kowal was appointed new head coach of Asseco Resovia. His first big success was winning the domestic league title in 2012 and CEV Cup silver medals the same season. The following season, Resovia won the 2012–13 PlusLiga title, beating ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in the finals. During the 2014–15 season, his team made it to the Final Four of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League, where they eventually lost to Zenit Kazan in the final. In the same season, he led Resovia to their 7th Polish Champions title. In April 2015, he extended his contract with Asseco Resovia.

In February 2014, he took over the Poland national U23 team and participated in the 2015 European Games, where the team finished in 4th place. On 14 August 2015, the same team won the European League bronze medals.

Honours As a coach CEV Champions League

CEV Cup

Domestic