Michał Jurecki

Michał Jurecki
Personal information
Full name	Michał Jurecki
Born	27 October 1984; Kościan, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	KS Azoty-Puławy
Number	55
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2003–2006	SPR Chrobry Głogów
2006–2007	Vive Targi Kielce
2007–2008	HSV Hamburg
2008–2010	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2010–2019	PGE Vive Kielce
2019–2020	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2020–	KS Azoty-Puławy
National team
Representing Poland
Men’s handball
World Championship

Michał Jurecki (born 27 October 1984) is a Polish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

Private life

His older brother Bartosz Jurecki is a former handball player and current manager. In 2007 Michał married to Joanna. They have daughter Oliwia, born on 6 September 2007.[1] In 2015 his wife gave birth to their second daughter named Julia.[2]

Career

He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal in 2009 and in 2015. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished fifth and at the 2016 Summer Olympics where Poland took fourth place.[3][4] At the 2016 European Championship he was awarded All Star Left back of the tournament.[5]

Achievements

PGE Vive Kielce

Polish Superliga: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Cup of Poland: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
EHF Champions League: 2015–16

Individual

2016 European Championship - All-Star Left back

State awards

2007 Gold Cross of Merit
2015 Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

Co lubi Michał Jurecki prywatnie? - echodnia.eu - 05-09-2010
Michał Jurecki z Vive Tauronu Kielce z żoną i córeczkami pójdzie poświęcić pokarmy - echodnia.eu - 03-04-2015
"Michał Jurecki Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
"2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
"EHF EURO 2016 All-Stars named". EHF EURO 2016 official website. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

External links

Profile
Michał Jurecki at Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish)

Michał Jurecki at Olympedia

Michał Jurecki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Michał Jurecki at European Handball Federation

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[1] Co lubi Michał Jurecki prywatnie? - echodnia.eu - 05-09-2010

[2] Michał Jurecki z Vive Tauronu Kielce z żoną i córeczkami pójdzie poświęcić pokarmy - echodnia.eu - 03-04-2015

[3] "Michał Jurecki Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

[4] "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[5] "EHF EURO 2016 All-Stars named". EHF EURO 2016 official website. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.