Bartosz Kurek is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 men's volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 player, member of the team that won the 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship was held from September 3 to September 13, 2009 in İzmir and Istanbul, Turkey.Poland claimed their first Men's European Volleyball Championship title with an undefeated run. The final was concluded with a 3-1 victory against France. Bulgaria captured the...

. His father, Adam Kurek, also was a volleyball player, capping several times for Poland.

Career

Kurek began his career in a team from Nysa

Nysa, Poland

Nysa is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47,545 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa, a mixed urban-rural commune with a total population of 60,123 inhabitants...

 (2004–2005), then moving to Kedzierzyn-Kozle

Kedzierzyn-Kozle

Kędzierzyn-Koźle is the capital city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Silesia, Poland. Kędzierzyn-Koźle is a place of a major river port, has rail connections with all major cities of Poland and serves western outskirts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union....

 (2005–2008). Now he plays for Skra Bełchatów, where he won both Championship and Cup of Poland games for the season 2008 - 2009.

On September 14, 2009 he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk

Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party....

.

Bartosz Kurek played with the Poland squad who won the Bronze Medal at the 2011 FIVB World League, winning also the Best Scorer award.

Clubs

AZS PWSZ Nysa (2004-2005), ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Mostostal-Azoty Kedzierzyn-Kozle

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, previously known as Mostostal-Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle is a Polish volleyball team, based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, playing in Polish Volleyball League...

 (2005-2008) Skra Bełchatów (2008-)

External links

• Kurek's profile at portal Wirtualna Polska

See also

• Poland men's national volleyball team
  Poland men's national volleyball team
  The Poland national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Poland, controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej , which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the world's strongest teams, being the 2009 European Champions and...
  
  
• Polish Volleyball League
  Polish Volleyball League
  The Polish Volleyball League , is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition for volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A. . It is currently a 10 team league that plays a 18 game schedule from...
  
  
• Volleyball in Poland
  Volleyball in Poland
  Volleyball in Poland is a popular team sport. It is the second most popular sport after football. The Men's national team is ranked 5th and the Women's team is ranked 9th in the FIVB World Rankings...
  
  
• Sports in Poland