Marcin Możdżonek

Marcin Rafał Możdżonek (born 9 February 1985) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Poland national team in 2007–2016, a participant in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), the 2014 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.



Club
In 2012-2014 Możdżonek played for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. With this club he won the Polish Cup twice (2013, 2014) and won the silver medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013. In October 2014, he moved to Turkish club Halkbank Ankara. On March 29, 2015 he achieved his first trophy with his new club Halkbank Ankara – the Turkish Cup. In the final his team beat Arkas Izmir 3-0 and he scored 10 points. In July 2015 he came back to Poland and he signed a contract with MKS Cuprum Lubin.

National team
He debuted in the Polish national team in 2007 (during the Poland - Argentina match). Możdżonek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With the Polish team, he won three medals in 2011 - silver at World Cup and two bronzes at World League and European Championship. In November 2011 he was declared the new captain of national team. He is a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In May 2014 he was replaced as captain by Michał Winiarski. On September 21, 2014 Poland won the title of World Champion 2014. On October 27, 2014, he 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.

He was not called to the national team by Stephane Antiga for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Club

 * CEV Champions League
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2011/2012 – 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
 * 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
 * 2012–13 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2013–14 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2014–15 Simple gold cup.svg Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara

Youth national team

 * 2003 Gold medal olympic.svg European Youth Olympic Festival
 * 2003 Gold medal world centered-2.svg FIVB U21 World Championship

Individual awards

 * 2009: FIVB Club World Championship – Best blocker
 * 2011: FIVB World Cup – Best blocker
 * 2012: Polish Cup – Best blocker
 * 2012: FIVB World League – Best blocker

State awards

 * 2009: POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta
 * 2014: POL Polonia Restituta Oficerski BAR.svg Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta