Damian Wojtaszek (born 7 September 1988) is a Polish professional

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player who plays as a libero for Projekt Warsaw. He is a former member of the Poland national team and the 2018 World Champion.

Career

Club

In 2012, Wojtaszek joined Jastrzębski Węgiel. In the

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season, he won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship. In 2014, the club advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League held in

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, and after defeating Zenit Kazan won a bronze medal. Jastrzębski Węgiel, including Wojtaszek, ended the season with a second bronze medal of the Polish Championship. After two seasons in Asseco Resovia, he left the club in 2017. On 27 April 2017, Wojtaszek signed a contract with Onico Warsaw.

National team

On 14 August 2015, he achieved his first medal as a national team player – bronze of the European League. His national team won 3rd place match with

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(3–0). He also received individual award for the ''Best Libero'' of the tournament. On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the World Champion. Poland beat Brazil in the final and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Club

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2011–12 – with

AZS Politechnika Warszawska Projekt Warsaw, officially known as PGE Projekt Warszawa, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Warsaw in central Poland. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga, the top flight of Polish volleyball. The club started as the volleyball se ...

2023–24 – with Projekt Warsaw * Domestic ** 2015–16 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia ** 2018–19 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Onico Warsaw

Universiade

* 2013

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Individual awards

* 2014:

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– Best defender * 2014:

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– Best libero * 2015: European League – Best libero

State awards

* 2018: Gold Cross of Merit

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Wojtaszek, Damian 1988 births Living people People from Milicz Volleyball players from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players European Games competitors for Poland Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Projekt Warsaw players Jastrzębski Węgiel players Resovia (volleyball) players Liberos 21st-century Polish sportsmen