Mariusz Łukasz Wlazły (born 4 August 1983) is a Polish professional

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player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2005 to 2014. A participant in the

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, 2014 World Champion, and a nine–time Polish Champion with

Skra Bełchatów Skra Bełchatów, competing for sponsorship reasons as PGE Skra Bełchatów and officially called KPS Skra Bełchatów SA, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Bełchatów in central Poland, founded in 1957. They compete in the Polis ...

. At the professional club level, he plays for Trefl Gdańsk.

Personal life

Mariusz Wlazły was born in

Wieluń Wieluń ( la, Velun) is a town in south-central Poland with 21,624 inhabitants (2021). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), it was previously in Sieradz Voivodeship (1975–1998). Wieluń has a long and rich history. In the past, ...

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. On 17 June 2006, Mariusz married Paulina (née Drewicz). On 13 January 2009, his wife gave birth to their first child, a son named Arkadiusz. On 23 November 2015, their second son was born. In February 2017, he graduated from the Academy of Management and Administration in Opole with master's degree in sports marketing. Mariusz Wlazły (6203097307)

Career

Clubs

Wlazły played in

for over 10 years. During that time he won eight titles of the Polish Champion ( 2005, 2006, 2007,

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, 2009, 2010, 2011,

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). With PGE Skra, he won a bronze medal at the 2007–08 CEV Champions League, and was also individually awarded as the ''Best Spiker'' of the tournament. He won a bronze medal at the 2009–10 CEV Champions League, playing with

and was awarded as the ''Best Scorer''. Mariusz win a silver medal and the Most Valuable Player award in the CEV Champions League 2011/2012. He has two silver medals from the Club World Championships in 2009 and 2010, and one bronze medal in

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. In 2014, he won his 8th title of the Polish Champion with Skra. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup . His club played in the Final four of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League, but lost in the semifinal to Asseco Resovia, and in a match for third place to Berlin Recycling Volleys, and did not achieve any medal. In May 2015, he signed a contract with Qatari club Al Arabi Doha for the duration of the Emir Cup (only 2 matches). All the money earned in Qatar, Mariusz Wlazły decided to transfer to his own foundation. On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.

National team

He was a member of the Polish national team, which won the title of the U21 World Champion. He made his debut in the senior national team during 2004 summer season and by

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he had already established himself as one of the most important players of the national team. In 2006, he won second place at the FIVB World Championship held in Japan. During that tournament he was nominated for the Most Valuable Player award, losing only to

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ian star

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. In 2010 he gave up playing for Polish national team because of a conflict with management. On 8 April 2014, Wlazły was appointed to the Polish national team after 4 years of absence, by the head coach

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. On 16 August 2014, he was appointed to the squad at the

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held in

. On 21 September 2014, Poland, including Wlazły, won a title of the

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. He received two individual awards for the ''Best Opposite Spiker'' and ''Most Valuable Player'' of the tournament. On the day of winning the gold medal, Wlazły announced his retirement from the

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. On 27 October 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish President

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– Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta ''for outstanding sports achievements, and promotion of Poland in the world''.

Honours

Clubs

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2011/2012 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów * FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2009 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów * National championships ** 2004/2005 Simple gold cup

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, with

** 2004/2005 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2005/2006 Simple gold cup

, with BOT Skra Bełchatów ** 2005/2006 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów ** 2006/2007 Simple gold cup

, with BOT Skra Bełchatów ** 2006/2007 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów ** 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008/2009 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010/2011 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2012/2013 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2013/2014 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2015/2016 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2017/2018 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2018/2019 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

* 2003

FIVB U21 World Championship

Individual awards

* 2004: Polish Cup – Best Spiker * 2006: Polish Cup – Best Spiker * 2007: Polish Cup – Best Spiker * 2008:

– Best Spiker * 2009: Polish Cup – Best Spiker * 2009: Polish Cup – Most Valuable Player * 2010:

– Best Scorer * 2011: Polish Cup – Best Server * 2011: Polish Cup – Most Valuable Player * 2012: Polish Cup – Best Server * 2012:

– Most Valuable Player * 2012: Polish SuperCup – Most Valuable Player * 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best Opposite Spiker * 2014: FIVB World Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2015: Best Athlete in the World in 2014 (according to

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) * 2016:

– Best Opposite Spiker * 2016:

– Most Valuable Player

State awards

* 2006:

Gold Cross of Merit * 2014: POL Polonia Restituta Oficerski BAR

Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

External links

*
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player Profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wlazly, Mariusz 1983 births Living people People from Wieluń Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Polish Champions of men's volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Poland Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Polish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar Skra Bełchatów players Trefl Gdańsk players Opposite hitters Outside hitters