Michał Eryk Łasko (born 11 March 1981) is an Italian former volleyball player of Polish descent, member of the Italy men's national volleyball team, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2005 European Champion, 2001 Italian Champion.
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| Full name | Michał Eryk Łasko | ||||
| Nationality |  Italian Polish | ||||
| Born | 11 March 1981 Wrocław, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||
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Personal life edit
Michał Łasko was born in Wrocław, Poland, but raised in Italy. His father, Lech Łasko, is a former Polish volleyball player - 1976 Olympic Champion. He plays for the Italian national team, because he was raised in Italy and he has never received an offer to play for Poland. He speaks the Polish language very well.[1] On 17 June 2013 he married Milena Stacchiotti, an Italian volleyball player.[2] On 8 October 2014 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Nicole.[3] On 30 August 2016 their second daughter Asia was born.[4]
Career edit
Clubs edit
Michał lived in Italy since his childhood and started playing for Sisley Treviso's youth team. He debuted in Serie A1 in 2001 with Treviso, after moving to Verona, where he remained for four years, playing in A1 and A2. After a year at Vibo Valentia, he was signed by BreBanca Lannutti Cuneo in 2006. In 2008, together with Simone Parodi, he moved to Blu Volley Verona. Łasko is currently playing for Jastrzębski Węgiel in the Polish volleyball league, PlusLiga.[5] On 19 June 2015 he announced that he had moved to Chinese team Sichuan Chengdu, together with Zbigniew Bartman - one of his teammates from previous club.[6][7]
National team edit
With Italy, he won a title of the European Champion 2005, a silver medal at the European Championship 2011 and a bronze medal at the Olympic Games 2012.
Sporting achievements edit
Clubs edit
- CEV European Champions Cup
1999/2000 – with Sisley Treviso
- FIVB Club World Championship
Doha 2011 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- National championships
- 1999/2000
Italian Cup, with Sisley Treviso - 1999/2000 Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso
- 2000/2001
Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1999/2000
Individual awards edit
- 2012: Polish Cup – Best Spiker
- 2014: CEV Champions League – Best Scorer
Statistics edit
- 2011–12 PlusLiga – Best spiker (463 points)
References edit
- ^ Michał Łasko: Nigdy nie dostałem propozycji z polskiej reprezentacji - siatka.org - 04-11-2011
- ^ Michał Łasko nie jest już kawalerem! Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine - siatkowka24.com - 22-06-2013
- ^ Michał Łasko został ojcem! - katowickisport.pl - 09-10-2014
- ^ IG: mikalasko - instagram.com
- ^ Michał Łasko zagra w Jastrzębskim Węglu - plusliga.pl - 23-05-2011
- ^ Bartman and Lasko in Chinese Sichuan! - worldofvolley.com - 19-06-2015
- ^ Podziękowania dla Michała Łasko - jastrzebskiwegiel.pl - 19-06-2015
External links edit
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- 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