Daniel Pliński

Daniel Mateusz Pliński (born 10 December 1978) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2005 to 2010, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver medallist at the 2006 World Championship and the 2009 European Champion. He serves as head coach for the Polish PlusLiga team, PSG Stal Nysa.

Personal life
Daniel Pliński was born in Puck. He has three brothers Piotr, Wiesław, Wojciech and two sisters – Wioleta and Iwona. On 24 September 2004, he married Marta. They have two daughters – Julia (born 10 April 2006) and Lena (born 2012).



Club
He was a player of PGE Skra Bełchatów for seven years. With this team, he won, among others: five titles of Polish Champion (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), three Polish Cups (2009, 2011, 2012), silver and bronze medal of the CEV Champions League. On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Pliński will join Cerrad Czarni Radom.

He retired from volleyball on 24 May 2018.

National team
Pliński was a member of the Polish national team which won a gold medal at the 2009 European Championship held in Turkey. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk.

Club

 * CEV Champions League
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2011–12 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów


 * FIVB Club World Championship
 * Silver medal world centered-2.svg Doha 2009 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * Silver medal world centered-2.svg Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów


 * Domestic
 * 2002–03 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with Płomień Sosnowiec
 * 2003–04 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with Płomień Sosnowiec
 * 2007–08 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2008–09 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2008–09 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2009–10 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2010–11 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2010–11 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2011–12 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2013–14 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

State awards

 * 2006: POL Złoty Krzyż Zasługi BAR.svg Gold Cross of Merit
 * 2009: POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta