Andrzej Kowal (born 27 February 1971) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. Since the 2023–24 season, he serves as head coach for Jihostroj České Budějovice.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1971 Nowa Sarzyna, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Leżajsk, Poland | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Jihostroj České Budějovice | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life edit
Kowal was born in Nowa Sarzyna but spent his childhood in nearby Leżajsk in southeastern Poland.[3] He is married to Magdalena and has two children – son Michał and daughter Monika.
Career as coach edit
In 2011, Kowal was appointed new head coach of Asseco Resovia.[4] His first big success was winning the domestic league title in 2012 and CEV Cup silver medals the same season. The following season, Resovia won the 2012–13 PlusLiga title, beating ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in the finals. During the 2014–15 season, his team made it to the Final Four of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League, where they eventually lost to Zenit Kazan in the final. In the same season, he led Resovia to their 7th Polish Champions title.[5] In April 2015, he extended his contract with Asseco Resovia.[6]
In February 2014, he took over the Poland national U23 team and participated in the 2015 European Games, where the team finished in 4th place.[7] On 14 August 2015, the same team won the European League bronze medals.
Honours edit
As a coach edit
- CEV Champions League
2014–15 – with Asseco Resovia
- CEV Cup
2011–12 – with Asseco Resovia
- Domestic
- 2011–12
Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia - 2012–13 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2013–14
Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia - 2014–15 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2023–24 Czech Championship, with Jihostroj České Budějovice[8]
- 2011–12
References edit
- ^ "Wielki powrót do PlusLigi! Andrzej Kowal poprowadzi beniaminka". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Na lavičku Jihostroje usedne poprvé v historii zahraniční trenér". volejbalcb.cz (in Czech). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "W golfa często grywam z synem". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Andrzej Kowal: To będzie drużyna walcząca do końca". Nowiny 24 (in Polish). 21 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan!". CEV. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Andrzej Kowal trenerem Asseco Resovii Rzeszów na kolejne lata!". SportoweFakty (in Polish). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Andrzej Kowal został trenerem kadry młodzieżowej". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Král je mrtev, ať žije král! Mistrem ČR 2023/2024 je Jihostroj České Budějovice". cvf.cz (in Czech). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links edit
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Coach Profile at Volleybox.net