HERE'S WHY Bartosz Kurek is the KING of Volleyball !!!

HERE'S WHY Bartosz Kurek is the KING of Volleyball !!! Bartosz Kamil Kurek (born 29 August 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), 2018 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner. In 2019, he became the first ever volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year. At the professional club level, he plays for Wolfdogs Nagoya.

On 2 October 2016, he announced suspending his sports career due to physical and mental fatigue. At the same time, he terminated the contract with JT Thunders.[6] In September, he moved back to his former club – PGE Skra Bełchatów.

In 2018, Kurek joined Polish club Stocznia Szczecin. On 29 November 2018, due to club's financial problems, Kurek terminated his contract with Stocznia.[8] On 6 December 2018, he joined ONICO Warszawa after leaving Stocznia Szczecin a few days earlier.

In 2014, he was a member of the Polish national team during the 2015 European Championship qualification. He was not included in the Polish national team for the World Championship held in Poland.[13]

After a one year break, he came back to the national team on 28 May 2015 during the first match of intercontinental round of the World League against Russia (3–0).[14] He was a top scorer of the match (15 points).

On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the World Champion.[15] Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0), and defended the title from 2014. Kurek received an individual award for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

2013/2014 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2014/2015 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia
2021/2022 Simple gold cup.svg Emperor's Cup, with Wolfdogs Nagoya
Youth national team
2005 Gold medal europe.svg CEV U19 European Championship
Individual awards
2018: CEV Male Volleyball Player of the Year[17]
2019: Polish Sports Personality of the Year 2018
2021: FIVB Nations League – Most Valuable Player (shared with Wallace de Souza)
2021: FIVB Nations League – Best Opposite Spiker
2021: Emperor's Cup – Most Valuable Player
2022: FIVB World Championship – Best Opposite Spiker

ersonal information
Full name Bartosz Kamil Kurek
Nickname Kuraś
Nationality Polish
Born 29 August 1988 (age 34)
Wałbrzych, Poland
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Spike 370 cm (146 in)
Block 340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter / Opposite
Current club Wolfdogs Nagoya
Number 3
Career
Teams
Stal Nysa
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Skra Bełchatów
Dynamo Moscow
Volley Lube
Asseco Resovia
Skra Bełchatów
Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Stocznia Szczecin
Onico Warsaw
Vero Volley Monza
Wolfdogs Nagoya
National team
2007– Poland

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