Andrzej Wrona
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Full name | Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Wronka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-12-27) 27 December 1988 (age 35) Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Projekt Warsaw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona (born 27 December 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Projekt Warsaw. He is a former member of the Poland national team and the 2014 World Champion.
Career
Club
He debuted in PlusLiga in the 2007/2008 season, when he played for Wkręt-Met Domex AZS Częstochowa. With this club, he won a silver medal at the Polish Championship and Polish Cup in 2007/2008. In the next three seasons, he played for Delecta Bydgoszcz, where he was the primary player.[1] His high level of play was the reason that he moved to one of the top Polish clubs, PGE Skra Bełchatów in 2013. He won a title of Polish Champion 2014 with PGE Skra Bełchatów.[2] On October 8, 2014 his team won Polish SuperCup. On May 6, 2015 he won with PGE Skra Bełchatów bronze medal of Polish Championship.[3] In May 2015 he extended the contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów until the end of the season 2016/2017.[4] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[5] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.
National team
Wrona was called up to the national team by Andrea Anastasi in 2012, and made his debut in a friendly match against Serbia.[6] On 21 September 2014, Poland won their second World Champions title.[7][8][9] On 27 October 2014, he was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by the President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski – for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.[10]
Honours
Club
- CEV Challenge Cup
2023–24 – with Projekt Warsaw[11]
- Domestic
- 2007–08
Polish Cup, with AZS Częstochowa
- 2013–14
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2014–15
Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015–16
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2007–08
State awards
- 2014:
Gold Cross of Merit[12]
Statistics
- 2011–12 PlusLiga – Best blocker (78 blocks)
- 2012–13 PlusLiga – Best blocker (75 blocks)
- 2018–19 PlusLiga – Best blocker (81 blocks)
References
- ^ "Wrona w Delekcie, Andrzejewski za Dębca". sportowabydgoszcz.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "PGE Skra mistrzem Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "PGE Skra z brązowym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Kłos i Wrona zostają w PGE Skrze". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break!". worldofvolley.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Konarski i Wrona powołani do kadry!". transferbydgoszcz.pl (in Polish). 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland win second World Championship title at home". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup 2024 Men's Title". CEV. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
External links
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- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net