Michał Ruciak

Michał Zygmunt Ruciak (born 22 August 1983) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2004 to 2014, a participant in the Olympic Games London 2012, the 2009 European Champion and the 2012 World League winner.

Personal life
Michał Ruciak was born in Świnoujście, Poland. On 22 September 2007 he married Justyna (née Terlecka). They have two sons: Rafał (born on 2 June 2008) and Filip (born on 18 March 2011). In 2014 they split up. In 2016 he married Paulina. In April 2018 they revealed they are expecting their first child.



Club
He began to play with Maraton Świnoujście, later moving to Morze Szczecin, Skra Bełchatów and AZS Olsztyn. In 2008 moved to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. After 7 seasons in ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, he left this club in April 2015.

National team
Michał Ruciak was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal of European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. He won with Polish team three medals in 2011 - silver at World Cup and two bronzes at World League and European Championship. He is a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Club

 * CEV Cup
 * Simple silver cup.svg 2010–11 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * Domestic
 * 2004–05 Silver medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with AZS Olsztyn
 * 2010–11 Silver medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2012–13 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2012–13 Silver medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2013–14 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Youth national team

 * 2003 Gold medal world centered-2.svg FIVB U21 World Championship

Individual awards

 * 2013: Polish Cup – Best server
 * 2014: Polish Cup – Best receiver

State awards

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

Statistics

 * 2008–09 PlusLiga – Best receiver
 * 2011–12 PlusLiga – Best receiver
 * 2017–18 PlusLiga – Best receiver