Piotr Gruszka

Piotr Łukasz Gruszka (born 8 March 1977) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1995 to 2011. A participant in the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), and the 2009 European Champion.

Piotr Gruszka
Personal information
Full namePiotr Łukasz Gruszka
NicknameGrucha
NationalityPolish
Born (1977-03-08) 8 March 1977
Oświęcim, Poland
Height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2014–2015
2016–2019
2017
2019–2020
2021–2022		BBTS Bielsko-Biała
GKS Katowice
Poland (AC)
Asseco Resovia
Norwid Częstochowa
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Opposite
Career
YearsTeams
1993–1995
1995–1999
1999–2000
2000–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013		BBTS Bielsko-Biała
AZS Częstochowa
Zeta Line Padova
Alimenti Sardi Cagliari
AdriaVolley Trieste
Tourcoing LM
Skra Bełchatów
AZS Olsztyn
Skra Bełchatów
Arkas İzmir
Delecta Bydgoszcz
Halkbank Ankara
CMC Ravenna
AZS Olsztyn
National team
1995–2011 Poland (450)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB World Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 Japan
FIVB World League
Bronze medal – third place2011 Gdańsk
CEV European Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 Turkey
Bronze medal – third place2011 Austria/Czech Republic

Personal life

Piotr Gruszka was born in Oświęcim, but raised in Kęty. He is married to Aleksandra (née Szettel). They have two children: daughter Maria Aleksandra (born 26 August 2005) and son named Julian (born 1 March 2010).

In 2014, he took part in the 14th season of Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. His pro dancer was Nina Tyrka. They were eliminated as 8th couple and took 5th place.

Career

National team

Piotr Gruszka was a member of the Polish national team that won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championship. In 2009, Gruszka won a gold medal of the European Championship, where he was named the Most Valuable Player. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[1] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With his national team, he won two bronze medals in 2011: of the 2011 World League and 2011 European Championship.[2]

Honours

Clubs

Youth national team

Individual awards

State awards

References
  1. "Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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