Alen Pajenk
| Alen Pajenk | |||||
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 Pajenk in 2013 | |||||
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| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||
| Born | 23 April 1986 Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 357 cm (141 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
| Current club | Olympiacos Praeus | ||||
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Alen Pajenk (born 23 April 1986) is a Slovenian volleyball player who plays for Olympiacos Praeus and the Slovenia national team. With Slovenia, he was the runner-up of the European Volleyball Championship three times, in 2015, 2019 and 2021.
Career
Club
In 2013, Pajenk moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel.[1] In 2013–14, he reached the Final Four of the Champions League and won the bronze medal after defeating VC Zenit Kazan.[2][3] Jastrzębski Węgiel, including Pajenk, also finished in third place in the Polish Championship during the same season.[4]
National team
On 14 August 2015, Slovenia, including Pajenk, won the 2015 European League.[5] On 18 October 2015, he won the silver medal with Slovenia at the 2015 European Championship.[6]
Honours
OK Maribor
- Slovenian Cup: 2005–06
ACH Volley
- Slovenian Championship: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Slovenian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Volley Lube
- Italian Championship: 2011–12
- Italian Supercup: 2012–13
Fenerbahçe İstanbul
- Turkish Cup: 2016–17
Olympiacos Piraeus
- CEV Challenge Cup: 2022–23
- Hellenic Championship: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Hellenic Cup: 2024
- Hellenic League Cup: 2024–25
Individual
- Men's European Volleyball League best server: 2011
- Hellenic Championship MVP: 2022–23[7]
- Hellenic Championship best middle blocker: 2022–23[7]
References
- ^ Alen Pajenk nowym środkowym Jastrzębskiego Węgla – eurosport.onet.pl – 29 April 2013
- ^ JASTRZEBSKI edge former champions Zenit to strike first CL medal – zenit-kazan.com – 23 March 2014
- ^ Jastrzębski Węgiel trzecią siłą w Europie. Mamy brązowy medal Ligi Mistrzów!!! Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine – jastrzebskiwegiel.pl – 23 March 2014
- ^ PlusLiga: Brązowe Jastrzębie Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine – przegladsportowy.pl – 28 April 2014
- ^ Slovenia win European League title! – cev.eu – 14 August 2015
- ^ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver – cev.eu – 18 October 2015
- ^ a b "Greek A1 League 2022/23 » player awards". Volleybox. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
External links
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net