Fabian Drzyzga

Fabian Drzyzga
Personal information
Full name Fabian Drzyzga
Nationality Polish
French
Born (1990-01-03) January 3, 1990
Bordeaux, France
Hometown Warszawa, Poland
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Spike 335 cm (132 in)
Block 325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Poland Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Number 11
Career
YearsTeams
2002–2003
2003–2008
2006–2009
2008–2012
2012–2013
2013–		Poland Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
Poland MOS Wola Warszawa
Poland SMS PZPS Spała
Poland Tytan AZS Częstochowa
Poland AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Poland Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
National team
2010– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
World Championship
2014 Poland
World Cup
2015 Japan
European Championship
2011 Austria/Czech Republic
Last updated: 8 February 2016

Fabian Drzyzga (born 3 January 1990) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, a participant of the Olympic Games (Rio 2016), 2014 World Champion, a bronze medalist of the 2011 European Championship, Polish Champion (2015).

Personal life

Drzyzga was born in Bordeaux, France, because his father Wojciech was a volleyball player in club JSA Bordeaux. His father is a sports commentator of Polsat and commentates matches of Polish national team and PlusLiga matches. Fabian's brother - Tomasz (born 1985) is a former volleyball player and currently is a manager of ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On September 3, 2016 he married to Monika Król.[1]

Career

Clubs

He debuted at the top of the Polish volleyball league, PlusLiga, as a player of AZS Olsztyn in 2002. In 2003-2008, he played in MOS Wola Warszawa. After five seasons he moved to AZS Częstochowa (2008-2012). In 2012, they won the CEV Challenge Cup after a match against AZS Politechnika Warszawska.[2] He left the club from Częstochowa and started to play in AZS Politechnika Warszawska. After one season he changed club and signed a contract with Polish Champion of 2012 and 2013, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.[3] In the 2013/2014 season, they won the Polish SuperCup 2012 and the silver medal of the Polish Championship 2013/2014 after losing the final (0-3 in matches, to three wins) against PGE Skra Bełchatów.[4] On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, including Drzyzga, achieved silver medal of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League.[5][6] He was awarded Best Setter of Final Four CEV Champions League.[7] In April 2015 he signed next two-year contract to 2017.[8] In April 2015 he achieved his first title of Polish Champion with club from Rzeszów.[9]

National team

Drzyzga debuted in the Polish national team in 2010, but represented Poland as a cadet in the past. He won a silver medal of Youth European Championship in 2007. He was appointed for the first time to the senior team by Daniel Castellani in 2009. Drzyzga is a bronze medalist of the European Championship 2011.[10] On August 16, 2014 was appointed to squad at World Championship held in Poland.[11][12] On September 21, 2014 won a title of World Champion 2014.[13][14][15] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski - Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and to promote Polish in the world.[16]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

CEV Challenge Cup

National championships

National team

Individually

State awards

References

  1. ↑ Drzyzga zdecydował się na zmianę! Resovia wciąż nie trenuje w komplecie - polsatsport.pl - 30-08-2016
  2. ↑ Challenge Cup siatkarzy. Triumf Tytana AZS Częstochowa 0 sport.pl - 31-03-2012
  3. ↑ Fabian Drzyzga nowym rozgrywającym Mistrzów Polski. - assecoresovia.pl - 26-04-2013
  4. ↑ PGE Skra mistrzem Polski - plusliga.pl - 27-04-2014
  5. ↑ Asseco Resovia ze srebrnym medalem Ligi Mistrzów - assecoresovia.pl - 29-03-2015
  6. ↑ Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan! - cev.lu - 29-03-2015
  7. ↑ Piotr Nowakowski i Fabian Drzyzga w Dream Teamie Final Four - assecoresovia.pl - 29-03-2015
  8. ↑ CL silver medallists and ‘Dream Team’ members Nowakowski and Drzyzga to stay with Asseco Resovia RZESZOW for another two seasons - cev.lu - 02-04-2015
  9. ↑ POL M: Madhouse in Rzeszów – Resovia is new Polish champion! - worldofvolley.com - 28-04-2015
  10. ↑ Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley - cev.lu - 18-09-2011
  11. ↑ FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład - plusliga.pl - 17-08-2014
  12. ↑ Polish team named for the FIVB Men's World Championship Poland 2014 - fivb.org - 17-08-2014
  13. ↑ Poland win second World Championship title at home - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  14. ↑ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  15. ↑ FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem - plusliga.pl - 21-09-2014
  16. ↑ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" - prezydent.pl - 27-10-2014
  17. ↑ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń - isap.sejm.gov.pl - 23-10-2014
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Awards
Preceded by
Brazil Raphael Oliveira		 Best Setter of
CEV Champions League
2014/2015 		Succeeded by
Italy Simone Giannelli
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