Marek Šotola

Marek Šotola
Personal information
Born	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 25) České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Spike	355 cm (140 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Halkbank Ankara
Career
Years Teams 0000–2020 2020–2021 2021–2024 2024– Jihostroj České Budějovice Stade Poitevin Poitiers Berlin Recycling Volleys Halkbank Ankara
National team
Czech Republic
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Czech Republic European League 2022 Croatia

Marek Šotola (born 5 November 1999) is a Czech professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Halkbank Ankara and the Czech Republic national team.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Honours

• Domestic
  • 2016–17 Czech Championship, with Jihostroj České Budějovice
  • 2018–19 Czech Cup, with Jihostroj České Budějovice
  • 2018–19 Czech Championship, with Jihostroj České Budějovice
  • 2019–20 Czech Cup, with Jihostroj České Budějovice
  • 2021–22 German SuperCup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2021–22 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2022–23 German SuperCup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2022–23 German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2022–23 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2023–24 German SuperCup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys^[6]
  • 2023–24 German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2023–24 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys

Youth national team

• 2017 CEV U19 European Championship^[7]
• 2018 CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2017: CEV U19 European Championship – Best opposite spiker
• 2018: CEV U20 European Championship – Best opposite spiker

References

1. "Ligue A : le Stade Poitevin recrute le pointu tchèque Marek Sotola". La Nouvelle République (in French). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
2. "Ich war noch niemals in...Berlin!: Marek Šotola kommt als Diagonalangreifer zu den Volleys". Tagesspiegel (in German). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
3. "Czechia lift the Golden #EuroLeagueM trophy after 18 years". CEV. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
4. "The Next Big Thing in Volleyball: Marek Šotola". CEV. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
5. "Çek pasör çaprazı Halkbank'ta". Voleybolunsesi (in Turkish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
6. "BR Volleys holen erneut den Supercup". Sportschau (in German). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
7. "Czech Republic's Cinderella story takes them to Europe's golden top!". CEV. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at Volleybox.net