Daniel Pliński
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Full name | Daniel Mateusz Pliński | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Plina | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Puck, Poland | 10 December 1978||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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).
Career
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.[1]
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.[2] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk.
Honours
Club
- Domestic
- 2002–03 Polish Cup, with Płomień Sosnowiec
- 2003–04 Polish Cup, with Płomień Sosnowiec
- 2007–08 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008–09 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008–09 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2009–10 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010–11 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010–11 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2011–12 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2013–14 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
State awards
References
- ^ "Pliński odchodzi ze Skry". radiolodz.pl (in Polish). 10 May 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
External links
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at Olympedia (archive)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net