Michał Eryk Łasko (born 11 March 1981) is an Italian former

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 of

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descent, member of the

Italy men's national volleyball team The Italy men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The national team is controlled by the Italian Volleyball Federation, the governing body for Volleyball in Italy. It is one of the ...

, bronze medallist at the

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(

London 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

), 2005 European Champion, 2001 Italian Champion.

Personal life

Michał Łasko was born in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, but raised in

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. His father, Lech Łasko, is a former Polish

player - 1976 Olympic Champion. He plays for the Italian national team, because he was raised in

and he has never received an offer to play for Poland. He speaks the Polish language very well. On 17 June 2013 he married Milena Stacchiotti, an Italian volleyball player. On 8 October 2014 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Nicole. On 30 August 2016 their second daughter Asia was born.

Career

Club

Michał lived in

since his childhood and started playing for Sisley Treviso's youth team. He debuted in Serie A1 in 2001 with Treviso, after moving to Verona, where he remained for four years, playing in A1 and A2. After a year at

Vibo Valentia Vibo Valentia (; Monteleone before 1861; Monteleone di Calabria from 1861 to 1928; or ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Calabria, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia, and ...

, he was signed by BreBanca Lannutti Cuneo in 2006. In 2008, together with Simone Parodi, he moved to Blu Volley Verona. Łasko is currently playing for

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Since foundation the club has been closely linked to coal mining in the region. H ...

in the Polish volleyball league,

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 14 teams league from Oc ...

. On 19 June 2015 he announced that he had moved to Chinese team Sichuan Chengdu, together with

Zbigniew Bartman Zbigniew Andrzej Bartman (born 4 May 1987) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Poland national team in 2008–2013, a participant in the 2012 Olympic Games, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winne ...

- one of his teammates from previous club.''Podziękowania dla Michała Łasko''
- jastrzebskiwegiel.pl - 19-06-2015

National team

With Italy, he won a title of the European Champion 2005, a silver medal at the European Championship 2011 and a bronze medal at the

Olympic Games 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Honours

Club

* CEV European Champions Cup ** Gold medal europe

1999–2000 – with Sisley Treviso * FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2011 – with

* Domestic ** 1999–2000 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Sisley Treviso ** 1999–2000 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso ** 2000–01 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso

Individual awards

* 2012: Polish Cup – Best spiker * 2014:

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 ...

– Best scorer

Statistics

2011–12 PlusLiga The 2011–12 PlusLiga was the 76th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 12th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). Ass ...

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Best spiker
(463 points)

References

External links

*
Michał Łasko
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Michał Łasko
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Michał Łasko
at ''Volleybox.net'' * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lasko, Michal 1981 births Living people Italian people of Polish descent Volleyball players from Wrocław Italian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Italy Olympic medalists in volleyball Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Italian expatriate volleyball players Italian expatriate volleyball players in Poland Italian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate volleyball players in China Italian expatriate volleyball players in Russia Verona Volley players Jastrzębski Węgiel players Ural Ufa volleyball players Opposite hitters 21st-century Italian sportsmen