Jastrzębski Węgiel


KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA – is a Polish professional men's volleyball team based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, founded in 1949. So far, the team has won a total of twelve medals of the Polish Championship: 1 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze. The club plays at the highest level of professional volleyball in Poland since 1997.
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Achievements

The history of volleyball in Jastrzębie-Zdrój dates back to 1949 when a group of young boys from the local schools gathered by a sports executive Jan Maciejewski formed a club under the name LZS Jastrzębie. In 1961 due to the population increase caused by the beginning of coal mining in the region was founded a multi-sport club named Górnik Jastrzębie, later in 1963 renamed to Górnik JAS–MOS. The club consisted of 4 departments: boxing, volleyball, football and ice hockey. In 1970 the club once again changed its name to GKS Jastrzębie and under this name the team led by Jerzy Tomczyk in 1979 won a historical promotion to the 2nd Polish Volleyball League. In 1983 Leszek Dejewski joined the team, a person regarded as a club legend, still to this day associated with the club, currently as an assistant coach. In 1989 GKS Jastrzębie led by Waldemar Kuczewski for the first time in the club's history was promoted to the 1st Polish Volleyball League and in the next year ended the season in 4th place, gaining the right to compete in the European Cups. Just before the 1990–91 season GKS Jastrzębie table tennis, ice hockey and volleyball departments seceded from the club with the volleyball department taking over the Jastrzębie Borynia name.
During the 1990s acting as Jastrzębie Borynia the team took part in the 1990–91 CEV Challenge Cup reaching the second round and eventually losing to the Belgian team Debic Zonhoven. In the same season the team led by Bronisław Orlikowski achieved its first medal of the Polish Championship, beating Płomień Milowice in four matches in a match for third place. Unfortunately, the next season did not end well with Jastrzębie being eliminated from the European Cups in the early stage of the competition. In the domestic league Jastrzębie ended the season in 6th place. In 1993 the club was relegated from the 1st Polish Volleyball League and had to wait until 1997 when the team led by Zdzisław Grodecki for the second time in the club's history was promoted to the 1st Polish Volleyball League, playing there until this day.
In 2011 the club achieved a silver medal of the FIVB Club World Championship. In the 2012/2013 season Jastrzębski Węgiel won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.
In the 2013/2014 season the club advanced to the Final Four of the CEV Champions League held in Ankara, Turkey and after defeating Zenit Kazan won a bronze medal. Club ended the season with another bronze of the Polish Championship. After the 2013/2014 season a head coach of that time Lorenzo Bernardi and one of the club main players Michał Kubiak left the team.
During the 2014/2015 season a head coach of the team was Italian expert Roberto Piazza. The club led by him took 4th place of the Polish Championship. Piazza left the club after that season and has been replaced by an Australian coach Mark Lebedew. Before the 2015/2016 season a few significant players left the club: previous captain and opposite Michał Łasko, opposite Mateusz Malinowski and outside hitter Zbigniew Bartman.
On 12 January 2018 the club informed about dismissing Mark Lebedew. The dismissal of the head coach took place two days after losing the quarterfinals of the 2017–18 Polish Cup with ONICO Warszawa. His duties were taken over by his assistant Leszek Dejewski and the next official head coach Ferdinando De Giorgi took over the team on 21 January 2018.

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Coaching staff

Players

No.NameDate of birthPosition
3 Jakub Popiwczaklibero
4 Yacine Louatioutside hitter
5 Jakub Buckiopposite
8 Michał Gierżotoutside hitter
9 Łukasz Wiśniewskimiddle blocker
10 Lukas Kampa setter
11 Mohammed Al Hachdadiopposite
13 Yuriy Gladyrmiddle blocker
14 Eemi Tervaporttisetter
15 Michał Szalachamiddle blocker
20 Patryk Cichosz–Dzygamiddle blocker
21 Tomasz Fornaloutside hitter
24 Szymon Binieklibero
26 Rafał Szymuraoutside hitter

Former names