Marcin Możdżonek

Marcin Rafał Możdżonek (born 9 February 1985) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Poland national team in 2007–2016, a participant in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), the 2014 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.

Marcin Możdżonek after match Poland-USA at Spodek in Katowice (World League 2012).

Career Club In 2012–2014 Możdżonek played for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. With this club he won the Polish Cup twice (2013–2014) and won the silver medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013. In October 2014, he moved to Turkish club Halkbank Ankara. On March 29, 2015, he achieved his first trophy with his new club Halkbank Ankara – the Turkish Cup. In the finals, his team beat Arkas Izmir 3-0 and he scored 10 points. In July 2015, he came back to Poland and he signed a contract with MKS Cuprum Lubin.

National team He debuted in the Polish national team in 2007 (during the Poland-Argentina match). Możdżonek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009, he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With the Polish team, he won three medals in 2011 - silver at World Cup and two bronzes at World League and European Championship. In November 2011, he was declared the new captain of national team. He is a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In May 2014, he was replaced as captain by Michał Winiarski. On September 21, 2014, Poland won the title of World Champion 2014. On October 27, 2014, he 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.

He was not called to the national team by Stephane Antiga for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Honours Club CEV Champions League

FIVB Club World Championship

Domestic

Youth national team

Individual awards 2009: FIVB Club World Championship – Best blocker 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best blocker 2012: Polish Cup – Best blocker 2012: FIVB World League – Best blocker

State awards