Marcelo Ricardo Fronckowiak (born 14 March 1968) is a Brazilian professional

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coach and former player. He serves as head coach for Steaua București.

Career

As a player

During his career, he won 3 Brazilian Champion titles in 1995, 1998 and 1999.

As a coach

Fronckowiak began his coaching career in 2002, leading

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to the Brazilian Champion title next year and the 2nd place in 2004. During his work in France with Tourcoing LM, he won the

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bronze medal, and ended the 2008–09 season in 2nd place, losing the final matches to

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. He came back to his native country in 2009 as a head coach of

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, and won a bronze medal in 2012. After joining

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in 2012, he once again in his career won the Brazilian Champion title. In 2017, he became an assistant of Renan Dal Zotto in the Brazil national team, just before being dismissed from Vôlei Canoas, probably due to reduced budget for a new season. For the 2018–19 season, he signed a contract with

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in the Polish

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. He served as head coach for

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between 2021 and 2025.

Personal life

Fronckowiak is of

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descent.

Honours

As a player

* CSV South American Club Championship ** Silver medal southamerica

Ribeirão Preto 1991 – with Associação Atlética Frangosul ** Silver medal southamerica

São Paulo 1992 – with Clube Atlético Pirelli * Domestic ** 1994–95 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with Frangosul/Ginástica ** 1997–98 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with Canoas Sport Club ** 1998–99 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with Canoas Sport Club

As a coach

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2021–22 – with

* Domestic ** 2002–03 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with Canoas Sport Club ** 2012–13 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with

** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

French Cup, with Tours VB ** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

French Championship, with Tours VB

References

External links

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Coach profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Coach/Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Fronckowiak, Marcelo 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Porto Alegre Volleyball players from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian people of Polish descent Brazilian men's volleyball players Brazilian volleyball coaches Volleyball coaches of international teams Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Cuprum Lubin coaches 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen