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Michał Winiarski

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Michał Winiarski
Winiarski in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMichał Jerzy Winiarski
NicknameWiniar
Born (1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 (age 41)
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Coaching information
Current teamGermany
Warta Zawiercie
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2017–2019
2019–2022
2022–
2022–
Skra Bełchatów (AC)
Trefl Gdańsk
Germany
Warta Zawiercie
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2002–2005
2005–2006
2006–2009
2009–2013
2013–2014
2014–2017
AZS Częstochowa
Skra Bełchatów
Trentino Volley
Skra Bełchatów
Fakel Novy Urengoy
Skra Bełchatów
National team
2004–2014 Poland (240)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Poland
Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Japan
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2012 Sofia
Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

Michał Jerzy Winiarski (born 28 September 1983) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. Winiarski was a member of the Poland national team from 2004 to 2014, a participant in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), 2014 World Champion, and the 2012 World League winner. He serves as head coach for the Germany national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.[1][2]

Personal life

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Michał Winiarski was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He graduated from the Sports Championship School in Spała. He studied at the Management and Administration College in Opole. On 13 May 2006, he married Dagmara (née Stęplewska). On 28 November 2006, their son Oliwier was born. On 13 March 2014, his wife gave birth to their second son, named Antoni.

Winiarski as Itas Diatec Trentino player in 2009.
After winning the match at Spodek in Katowice (2012 World League). In the foreground from left: Zbigniew Bartman, Bartosz Kurek, Winiarski, and Krzysztof Ignaczak.

Career as a player

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Club

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With AZS Częstochowa, Winiarski is a two–time bronze medallist of the Polish Championship (2004, 2005). He spent the 2005/2006 season as a player of BOT Skra Bełchatów, and won the Polish Championship and Polish Cup with this team. From 2006 to 2009, he played for Italian team Itas Diatec Trentino. With this team, he won the 2008–09 CEV Champions League, and was also named the Best Blocker of the tournament. He has a gold (2008) and silver (2009) medal from the Italian Championship. In 2009, he returned to PGE Skra Bełchatów. They won the Polish Championship in 2010, and 2011. He has a silver medal at the Club World Championship in 2010. In 2010, PGE Skra Bełchatów, including Winiarski, won a bronze medal of the CEV Champions League. They improved this result in 2012, when they won a silver medal of the CEV Champions League, after a match against Zenit Kazan at the Final Four held in Łódź, Poland.[3] Michał Winiarski was named the Best Receiver of the tournament. In 2013, he signed a 2–year contract with Fakel Novy Urengoy, but eventually spent only one season in Russia.[4] On 16 June 2014, it was officially announced that Winiarski is returning to Bełchatów, and had signed a two–year contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów.[5] On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup. On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[6] After the 2016–17 PlusLiga season, Winiarski decided to end his volleyball career.

National team

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In 2003, he captained the Polish national volleyball team to a gold medal at the U21 World Championship. He debuted as a senior national team player on 7 January 2004, in a match against Russia. In 2006, he took part in the World Championship, where the Polish team finished 2nd. During the course of the Poland–Brazil match for the gold medal, his first son was born. In 2008, he took part in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, where Poland came in fifth, and Winiarski received an award for the Best Receiver of the tournament. In 2011, he and the rest of his national team, won a silver medal at the World Cup.[7] On 8 July 2012, the Polish national team won a gold medal at the 2012 World League with the final tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8][9] In May 2014, Winiarski was chosen as the new captain of the national team, replacing the previous one, Marcin Możdżonek.[10] On 21 September 2014, Poland, with Winiarski as the captain, won a title of the World Champions.[11][12][13] On the same day, Winiarski announced his retirement from the national team.

On 27 October 2014, Winiarski received a state award granted by the Polish President, Bronisław Komorowski: the Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.[14]

Honours

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As a player

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As a coach

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Individual awards

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State awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Michał Winiarski neuer Bundestrainer der deutschen Männer". German Volleyball Association (in German). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ "PlusLiga: Michał Winiarski trenerem Aluronu CMC Warty Zawiercie". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Zenit KAZAN shatters PGE Skra dreams of home glory". CEV. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Michał Winiarski odszedł z PGE Skry Bełchatów: – Propozycja z Rosji była nie do odrzucenia". lodz.sport.pl (in Polish). 4 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Michał Winiarski wraca do Skry Bełchatów". Bełchatów Nasze Miasto (in Polish). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time – Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break!". WorldofVolley. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver". FIVB. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Poland beat USA to claim first World League title". FIVB. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League". FIVB. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Reprezentacja Polski po spotkaniu z działaczami PZPS i wyborze nowego kapitana". SportoweFakty (in Polish). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Poland win second World Championship title at home". FIVB. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". FIVB. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  13. ^ "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". PlusLiga (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ ""Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy"". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of Germany
2022–
Succeeded by