Paweł Zagumny
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| Full name | Paweł Zagumny | |||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Guma | |||||||||||||||
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18 October 1977 Jasło, Poland | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Spike | 336 cm | |||||||||||||||
| Block | 317 cm | |||||||||||||||
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| Current team | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (2010-?) | |||||||||||||||
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Paweł Zagumny [ˈpavɛw zaˈɡumnɨ] (
) (born 18 October 1977 in Jasło, Poland) is a Polish volleyball player. He is a son of Lech Zagumny, the coach of Polish volleyball club AZS Politechnika Warszawa. He is playing in volleyball club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and also in Poland national team, in which he debuted in 1998.
For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2006.
Career
He began to play in 1992 with MKS MDK Warszawa volleyball junior club. His talent was quickly seen and in 1995 at age 18 he was transferred to professional team Czarni Radom, where he played for 2 years. With Zagumny Czarni Radom club won Poland Championship in 1996 and got second place in 1997. Next, he played for Bosman Morze Szczecin for 3 years.
In 2000 he was transferred to Italian club Edilbasso Padua, where he stayed for three years. Afterwords he came back to Poland, playing for Mlekpol AZS Olsztyn.
In 2006 he was awarded the best setter of FIVB World Championships in Japan.
In 2007 he was awarded the best setter of FIVB World League in Poland, Katowice.
In 2008 he was awarded the best setter of Summer Olympic Games in Beijing
In 2009 he was awarded the best setter of European Volleyball Championship.
Zagumny is widely considered as the best setter in the world.[citation needed]
Clubs
- MKS MDK Warszawa (1992–1995)
- Czarni Radom (1995–1997),
- Bosman Morze Szczecin (1997–2000),
- Edilbasso Padua (2000–2003),
- AZS UWM Olsztyn (2003–2009)
- Panathinaikos (2009–2010)
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (2010–)
Individual awards
- 2006 FIVB World Championship "Best Setter"
- 2007 FIVB World League "Best Setter"
- 2008 Summer Olympics "Best Setter"
- 2009 European Championship "Best Setter"
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