Marcin Rafał Możdżonek (born 9 February 1985) is a Polish former professional

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player, a member of the Poland national team in 2007–2016, a participant in the

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), the 2014 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.

Career

Club

In 2012–2014 Możdżonek played for

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. ZAKSA have won 9 domestic league titles, 10 national cups, and three CEV Cha ...

. With this club he won the Polish Cup twice (2013–2014) and won the silver medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013. In October 2014, he moved to Turkish club Halkbank Ankara. On March 29, 2015, he achieved his first trophy with his new club Halkbank Ankara – the Turkish Cup. In the finals, his team beat Arkas Izmir 3-0 and he scored 10 points. In July 2015, he came back to Poland and he signed a contract with MKS Cuprum Lubin.

National team

He debuted in the Polish national team in 2007 (during the

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match). Możdżonek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009, he was awarded The

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. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland,

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. With the Polish team, he won three medals in 2011 - silver at

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and two bronzes at World League and

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. In November 2011, he was declared the new captain of national team. He is a gold medalist of World League 2012 in

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. In May 2014, he was replaced as captain by

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. On September 21, 2014, Poland won the title of World Champion 2014. On October 27, 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish President,

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: the Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland. He was not called to the national team by Stephane Antiga for the

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Honours

Club

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2011/2012 – with

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* 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 * Domestic ** 2008–09 Simple gold cup

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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008–09 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2009–10 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010–11 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2010–11 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2011–12 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2012–13 Simple gold cup

, with

** 2013–14 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2014–15 Simple gold cup

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, with Halkbank Ankara

Youth national team

* 2003

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* 2003

FIVB U21 World Championship

Individual awards

* 2009: FIVB Club World Championship – Best blocker * 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best blocker * 2012: Polish Cup – Best blocker * 2012:

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– Best blocker

State awards

* 2009:

Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta * 2014: POL Polonia Restituta Oficerski BAR

Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta''Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń''
– isap.sejm.gov.pl – 23-10-2014

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl'' * *
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Mozdzonek, Marcin 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Olsztyn Volleyball players from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Polish Champions of men's volleyball Olympic volleyball players for Poland Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Polish expatriate volleyball players in Turkey AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) players Skra Bełchatów players ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Halkbank volleyball players Cuprum Lubin players Resovia (volleyball) players Middle blockers 21st-century Polish sportsmen