Andrzej Wrona

Andrzej Wrona
Wrona in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona
Nickname	Wronka
Born	(1988-12-27) 27 December 1988 (age 36) 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)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Projekt Warsaw
Number	8
Career
Years Teams 2007–2010 2010–2013 2013–2016 2016– AZS Częstochowa Delecta Bydgoszcz Skra Bełchatów Projekt Warsaw
National team
2013–2019  Poland (38)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 2014 Poland FIVB Nations League 2019 Chicago

Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

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

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

1. "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.
2. "PGE Skra mistrzem Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
3. "PGE Skra z brązowym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
4. "Kłos i Wrona zostają w PGE Skrze". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Poland win second World Championship title at home". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
8. "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
9. "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
10. "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.
11. "Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup 2024 Men's Title". CEV. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
12. "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

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net