Marcel Adam Gromadowski (born 19 December 1985) is a Polish
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player, member of the
Poland men's national volleyball team
The Poland national men's volleyball team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Poland is one of the world's strongest teams, they are ranked first in ...
in 2005–2010,
2009 European Champion.
Career
Clubs
After graduating from the School of Sports Championship he moved to the club from
PlusLiga
The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 16 teams league from Oc ...
. He was considered "one of the best attackers of the young generation in Poland" by many coaches. He made his debut in the team
Mostostal-Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle in 2004. In the season 2007/2008 together with his Italian club
Copra Piacenza won the silver medal in the Italian Championship and was a silver medalist of the
Champions League. After a game of another Italian, French and Polish club he signed a contract with the Greek
GS Iraklis, but after one month he moved to French Montpellier UC. Currently, he plays to Volley Brolo since 2013. In June 2014 signed a contract with Polish club
MKS Cuprum Lubin
Cuprum Lubin SA – is a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Lubin, founded in 2001. The club was promoted to the highest level of the Polish Volleyball League – PlusLiga
The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball i ...
. On July 1, 2015 he signed one-year contract with
PGE Skra Bełchatów. On February 7, 2016 he played with
PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating
ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the
2015–16 PlusLiga
The 2015–16 PlusLiga was the 80th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 16th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA ( pl, Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej SA) under the supervision of ...
championship.
In May 2016, he signed a contract with
Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz.
National team
Gromadowski was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal of
European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded
Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.
''Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta''
- prezydent.pl - 15-09-2009
Sporting achievements
Clubs
* CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification
A tota ...
**
2007/2008 – with Copra Piacenza
* National championships
** 2007/2008
Italian Championship, with Copra Piacenza
** 2015/2016
Polish Cup
The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa titl ...
, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
Youth national team
* 2003
CEV U19 European Championship
* 2003
European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fi ...
* 2003
FIVB U21 World Championship
Individual awards
* 2003: CEV U19 European Championship – Best Opposite
State awards
* 2009:
Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta
References
External links
*
Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net''
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Wrocław
Polish men's volleyball players
Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Polish expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate volleyball players in France
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate volleyball players in Greece
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Expatriate volleyball players in the Czech Republic
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players
AZS Olsztyn players
Cuprum Lubin players
Skra Bełchatów players
Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz players
Gwardia Wrocław players