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Mariusz Wlazły

Personal information

Full name

Mariusz Łukasz Wlazły

Nickname

Mario, Szampon

Born

4 August 1983 (age 41)
Wieluń, Poland

Height

1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Opposite / Outside hitter

Career

Years	Teams
2003–2020 2015 2020–2023	Skra Bełchatów Al Arabi Doha Trefl Gdańsk

National team

2005–2014

POL (155)

Honours

Men's volleyball

Representing Poland
FIVB World Championship
Gold	2014 Poland
Silver	2006 Japan

Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

Mariusz Łukasz Wlazły (born 4 August 1983) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2005 to 2014, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and the 2014 World Champion. Wlazły spent most of his career in Skra Bełchatów, the club with which he won 9 league titles and multiple medals in international competitions.

Personal life
Career
- Club
- National team
Honours
See also

Personal life

Mariusz Wlazły was born in Wieluń, Poland. On 17 June 2006, Mariusz married Paulina (née Drewicz). On 13 January 2009, his wife gave birth to their first child, a son named Arkadiusz. On 23 November 2015, their second son was born. In February 2017, he graduated from the Academy of Management and Administration in Opole with master's degree in sports marketing.

As the server in the match PGE Skra Bełchatów against LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk on 30 September 2011.

Wlazły during the match PGE Skra Bełchatów vs LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk on 17 March 2013.

Career

Club

Wlazły played in Skra Bełchatów for over 10 years. During that time he won eight titles of the Polish Champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014). With PGE Skra, he won a bronze medal at the 2007–08 CEV Champions League, and was also individually awarded as the Best spiker of the tournament. He won a bronze medal at the 2009–10 CEV Champions League, playing with Skra Bełchatów and was awarded as the Best scorer. Mariusz win a silver medal and the Most Valuable Player award in the CEV Champions League 2011/2012. He has two silver medals from the Club World Championships in 2009 and 2010, and one bronze medal in 2012. In 2014, he won his 8th title of the Polish Champion with Skra. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup . His club played in the Final four of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League, but lost in the semifinal to Asseco Resovia, and in a match for third place to Berlin Recycling Volleys, and did not achieve any medal. In May 2015, he signed a contract with Qatari club Al Arabi Doha for the duration of the Emir Cup (only 2 matches). All the money earned in Qatar, Mariusz Wlazły decided to transfer to his own foundation. On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.

National team

He was a member of the Polish national team, which won the title of the U21 World Champion. He made his debut in the senior national team during 2004 summer season and by FIVB World League 2005 he had already established himself as one of the most important players of the national team. In 2006, he won second place at the FIVB World Championship held in Japan. During that tournament he was nominated for the Most Valuable Player award, losing only to Brazilian star Giba. In 2010 he gave up playing for Polish national team because of a conflict with management.

On 8 April 2014, Wlazły was appointed to the Polish national team after 4 years of absence, by the head coach Stéphane Antiga. On 16 August 2014, he was appointed to the squad at the World Championship held in Poland. On 21 September 2014, Poland, including Wlazły, won a title of the World Champion. He received two individual awards for the Best opposite spiker and Most valuable player of the tournament. On the day of winning the gold medal, Wlazły announced his retirement from the national team. On 27 October 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements, and promotion of Poland in the world.

Honours

Club

CEV Champions League
- 2011–12 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
FIVB Club World Championship
- Doha 2009 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
Domestic
- 2004–05 Polish Cup, with Skra Bełchatów
- 2004–05 Polish Championship, with Skra Bełchatów
- 2005–06 Polish Cup, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2005–06 Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2006–07 Polish Cup, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2006–07 Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 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
- 2012–13 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2013–14 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2014–15 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015–16 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2017–18 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2017–18 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2018–19 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów