Andrzej Wrona

Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona (born 27 December 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Projekt Warsaw. He is a former member of the Poland national team and the 2014 World Champion.

Andrzej Wrona
Personal information
Full nameAndrzej Zdzisław Wrona
NicknameWronka
NationalityPolish
Born (1988-12-27) 27 December 1988
Warsaw, Poland
Height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Spike355 cm (140 in)
Block340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubProjekt Warsaw
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2010
2010–2013
2013–2016
2016–		AZS Częstochowa
Delecta Bydgoszcz
Skra Bełchatów
Projekt Warsaw
National team
2013–2019 Poland (38)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 Poland
FIVB Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2019 Chicago

Career

Club

He debuted in PlusLiga in the 2007/2008 season, when he played for Wkręt-Met Domex AZS Częstochowa. With this club, he won a silver medal at the Polish Championship and Polish Cup in 2007/2008. In the next three seasons, he played for Delecta Bydgoszcz, where he was the primary player.[1] His high level of play was the reason that he moved to one of the top Polish clubs, PGE Skra Bełchatów in 2013. He won a title of Polish Champion 2014 with PGE Skra Bełchatów.[2] On October 8, 2014 his team won Polish SuperCup. On May 6, 2015 he won with PGE Skra Bełchatów bronze medal of Polish Championship.[3] In May 2015 he extended the contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów until the end of the season 2016/2017.[4] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[5] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.

National team

He was first appointed to the Polish national team by Andrea Anastasi in 2012.[6] He debuted in a Poland – Serbia friendly match. He played in the Polish national team at World League 2013. On September 21, 2014 won a title of World Champion 2014.[7][8][9] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.[10]

Honours

Club

Individual awards

State awards

References
  1. "Wrona w Delekcie, Andrzejewski za Dębca". sportowabydgoszcz.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "PGE Skra mistrzem Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "PGE Skra z brązowym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "Kłos i Wrona zostają w PGE Skrze". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break!". worldofvolley.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Konarski i Wrona powołani do kadry!". transferbydgoszcz.pl (in Polish). 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. "Poland win second World Championship title at home". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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