Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)

Warta Zawiercie, officially known as KS Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie for sponsorship reasons is a Polish professional men's volleyball team based in Zawiercie. The team has been playing in the top level Polish Volleyball League – PlusLiga since 2017.

Aluron CMC
Warta Zawiercie
Full nameKlub Siatkarski Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie
Short nameWarta Zawiercie
NicknameJurassic Knights
Founded1972
2011 (refounded)
Dissolved1997
GroundHala OSiR II
ul. Blanowska 40
42–400 Zawiercie
(Capacity: 1,500)
Chairman Kryspin Baran
Manager Igor Kolaković
LeaguePlusLiga
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away

Team history

Warta Zawiercie was established in 1972 and dissolved in 1997. In 2011 the club was reactivated. In May 2017 under the name Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie the team won playoffs against AZS Częstochowa for a place in PlusLiga.[1] Warta Zawiercie achieved 4th place in the 2018/2019 PlusLiga season, the highest place in the club's history which allowed them to take part in 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup.[2][3]

Hala OSiR II in Zawiercie

Team – 2020/2021

Coaching staff

Occupation Name
Head coach Igor Kolaković
Assistant coach Dominik Kwapisiewicz
Strength and conditioning coach Jakub Gniado
Physiotherapist Mateusz Kowalik
Statistician Krzysztof Makaryk

Players

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Gjorgi Gjorgiev (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992setter
3 Michał Żurek (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988libero
5 Patryk Niemiec (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997middle blocker
6 Mateusz Malinowski (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992opposite
7 Dominik Depowski (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995outside hitter
9 Krzysztof Andrzejewski (1983-01-26) 26 January 1983libero
11 Marcin Kania (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996middle blocker
12 Grzegorz Bociek (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991opposite
13 Flávio Gualberto (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993middle blocker
14 Maximiliano Cavanna (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988setter
15 Paweł Halaba (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995outside hitter
17 Piotr Orczyk (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993outside hitter
18 Garrett Muagututia (1988-02-26) 26 February 1988outside hitter
19 Patryk Czarnowski (1985-11-01) 1 November 1985middle blocker

Former names

Years Name
1972–1980MZKS Warta Zawiercie
1980–1991MRKS Warta Zawiercie
1991–1993MKS Warta Zawiercie
1993–1995KS CTH Warta Zawiercie
2011–2014KS Aluron Warta Zawiercie
2014–2019KS Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie
2019–2020KS Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
2020–presentKS Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie
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See also

References

  1. "Baraże o PlusLigę: kompromitacja AZS-u Częstochowa. Aluron Warta zdemolowała rywali i zagra w elicie". www.sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie 4 drużyną w Polsce!". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Europejskie puchary czas zacząć!". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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