Robert Prygiel (born 14 April 1976) is a Polish

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coach and former volleyball player, member of the

Poland men's national volleyball team The Poland men's national volleyball team (Polish language, Polish: ''Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn'') represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is directed by the Polish Volleyball Federation (''Pol ...

in 1996–2007, participant of the

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, Polish Champion (1997).

Personal life

He was born in

Radom Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship. Radom is the fifteenth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in its province w ...

, Poland. He graduated from the School of Property Management in

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. He is married to Katarzyna. They have three daughters – Zuzanna (born 2002), Nina (born 2005) and Kalina (born 2010).

Career as coach

He debuted as a coach in 2013. He was a head coach of Cerrad Czarni Radom, where he ended his career as a player.''Czarni Radom: Prygiel kończy karierę - będzie pierwszym trenerem!''
– sportowefakty.pl – 20-06-2013 In 2015 he was replaced by Raúl Lozano.

Sporting achievements

As a player

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2008/2009 – with

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 ...

* National championships ** 1996/1997 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

AZS Częstochowa KS AZS Częstochowa SSA was a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Częstochowa, founded in 1945 as a university team (AZS). They competed in the Polish top league from 1979 to 2017. During its existence, Częstochowa won 6 national ...

References

External links

Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Coach/Player Profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Prygiel, Robert 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Radom Volleyball players from Masovian Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Poland Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Czarni Radom players AZS Częstochowa players Legia Warsaw (men's volleyball) players Skra Bełchatów players Jastrzębski Węgiel players Jadar Radom players Projekt Warsaw players Czarni Radom coaches 20th-century Polish sportsmen