Gwardia Wrocław (women's volleyball)

Gwardia Wrocław, officially Volleyball Wrocław stylised as #VolleyWrocław for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish women's volleyball club based in Wrocław and playing in the Polish Volleyball League.

Gwardia Wrocław
Full nameVolleyball Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna
Founded1945
GroundHala Orbita,
Wrocław, Poland
(Capacity: 3,000)
ChairmanJacek Grabowski
Head coachMarek Solarewicz
LeaguePolish Volleyball League
2020–2110th
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Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • KS Gwardia Wrocław (1945–1990s)
  • ZEC ESV Gwardia Wrocław (1990s–2004)
  • ZEC SV Gwardia Wrocław (2004–2006)
  • Dialog Gwardia Wrocław (2006–2007)
  • Impel Gwardia Wrocław (2007–2012)
  • Impel Wrocław (2012–2018)
  • #VolleyWrocław (2018–present)

History

The club was established in July 1945 as the police sports club and was named Klub Sportowy Gwardia Wrocław. It offered many different sports (at its peak in the 1980s it had 19 sports departments) and volleyball has always been one of its most important departments. It gained importance in the 1990s when women's volleyball started to become professional in Poland. That commercialization brought sponsors (the club has been renamed few times through the years) and investors. The club first played in the highest Polish Women's Volleyball League in 1999 and has also participated in European competitions (Top Teams Cup and Challenge Cup).[1]

2010–2011 season

Since the new season there was more money in the budget. Impel Gwardia Wroclaw could afford good athletes. The top athletes in the club: Katarzyna Mroczkowska, Bogumiła Barańska, Joanna Wołosz, Monika Czypiruk, Zuzanna Efimienko, Dominika Sobolska, Ola Krzos have been preserved. The team left Olga Owczynnikowa, Aleksandra Szafraniec, Marta Czerwińska. Another player- Agnieszka Jagiełło ended his career volleyball. There have been interesting transfers. The team joined Anna Witczak of Muszynianka Muszyna, Ewa Matyjaszek and Maja Tokarska of PTPS Piła, the sister of Dominika Sobolska - Marta and returning after maternity leave Katarzyna Jaszewska. Additionally there was a change on the coach of physician coach- Christian Verona, who worked last season with the club Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi. Ultimately, the team finished the game on the 5th place.

2011–2012 season
Gwardia Wrocław players in 2012

In 2011 the owner of the Impel Gwardia Wrocław became Impel S.A. The investor responsible for the team supervision is Impel Volleyball S.A.- the company belonging to the Impel Group. The core team from last season: Katarzyna Mroczkowska, Bogumiła Pyziołek or Anna Witczak hasn't been changed. The contract with the club has also renewed Katarzyna Jaszewska – Impel's Gwardia best volleyball player in the 2010/2011 season. Jaszewska along with Susan Efimienko represented our country at the last European Championship volleyball team taking the 5th place. Joanna Wołosz and Maja Tokarska left the team to join BKS Bielsko-Biała and Atom Trefl Sopot, respectively. In return the team strengthened: Arielle Wilson (from the USA - academic game), Milena Rosner, member of the Poland national team, which won the 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Marta Haładyn (from MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza) and Dorota Medyńska (SMS Sosnowiec / TOP Bolesławiec). The injury healed Aleksandra Folta, which together with Dorota Medyńska is the youngest part of the Impel Gwardia. Women's team played in Women PlusLiga so far 15 matches, winning five of them. Team has the 17 points and followed by the 7th position. Team is doing very well in the Challenge Cup, advancing to 1 / 8 of the tournament. The team finished the game on the 5th place.[1]

Honours
  • Polish Championship
Runners-up (1): 2013–14
Runners-up (3): 1960–61, 2002–03, 2003–04

Team

Season 2016–2017, as of March 2017.[2][3]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Czech Republic Andrea Kossanyiová Outside hitter 1.85 65 (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993
3 Poland Monika Ptak Middle blocker 1.88 76 (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990
4 Poland Katarzyna Konieczna Opposite 1.84 78 (1985-03-22) 22 March 1985
5 Poland Agnieszka Kąkolewska Middle blocker 1.99 85 (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994
6 Poland Barbara Cembrzyńska Opposite 1.85 70 (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997
7 Poland Joanna Kaczor Opposite 1.91 70 (1984-09-16) 16 September 1984
9 Poland Agata Sawicka Libero 1.81 72 (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985
10 Poland Izabela Bałucka Middle blocker 1.85 77 (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993
12 United States Micha Hancock Setter 1.80 78 (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992
13 Poland Adrianna Wysocka Setter 1.86 72 (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998
14 Poland Natalia Mędrzyk Outside hitter 1.84 75 (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992
15 Poland Magdalena Stasiak Libero 1.63 60 (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995
17 United States Megan Courtney Outside hitter 1.86 66 (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993
18 Poland Aleksandra Sikorska[4] Middle blocker 1.85 67 (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993
  • First coach :  POL Marek Solarewicz
  • Second coach:  POL Wojciech Kurczyński
  • Assistant coach:  POL Mateusz Żarczyński
  • Physiotherapist :  POL Artur Hnida

References
  1. "Historia" (in Polish). Impel Wrocław. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. "Team" (in Polish). Impel Wrocław. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  3. "Impel Wrocław Team". Orlen Liga (in Polish). Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. "Aleksandra Sikorska odchodzi z Impel Wrocław". Impel Wrocław. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. Grała w Gwardii w latach 1999-2001
  6. W latach 2009-2011 reprezentowała Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza.
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