Grzegorz Kosok

Summary

Grzegorz Kosok (born 2 March 1986) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Poland national team in 2011–2013, a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012, and the 2012 World League winner.

Grzegorz Kosok
Personal information
NicknameKosa
NationalityPolish
Born (1986-03-02) 2 March 1986 (age 38)
Katowice, Poland
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2008
2008–2009
2009–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
Płomień Sosnowiec
Jadar Radom
Asseco Resovia
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Asseco Resovia
Jastrzębski Węgiel
National team
2011–2013 Poland
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2012 Sofia
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gdańsk
CEV European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Austria/Czech Republic

Personal life edit

He was born in Katowice, Poland. In 2014, he married Aleksandra. In June 2015, his wife gave birth to their daughter Amelia.

Career edit

Clubs edit

Kosok moved to Asseco Resovia in 2009. With the club from Rzeszów he achieved two gold (2012, 2013), silver (2014) and two bronze medals (2010, 2011) of the Polish Championship. He left Asseco Resovia after five years in May 2014.[1]

National team edit

First time, he was appointed to the Polish national team by Andrea Anastasi in 2011. He won a bronze medal of the 2011 FIVB World League and the 2011 CEV European Championship.[2] In November 2011 Poland won a silver medal of the 2011 FIVB World Cup and therefore qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He is a gold medalist of the 2012 FIVB World League in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3][4] In 2015 he was called up to the team B of the Polish national team led by Andrzej Kowal. Kosok took part in the 1st edition of the 2015 European Games.

Honours edit

Clubs edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Grzegorz Kosok opuszcza Asseco Resovię". assecoresovia.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Poland beat USA to claim first World League title". fivb.org. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League". fivb.org. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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