Grzegorz Bociek

Grzegorz Bociek
Personal information
Full name Grzegorz Bociek
Nationality Polish
Born June 6, 1991
Sielec, Poland
Height 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 106 kg (234 lb)
Spike 363 cm (143 in)
Block 337 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite
Current team Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number 12
Career
Years Teams
2010–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2015–		 Poland PGE Skra Bełchatów (U23)
Poland AZS Częstochowa
Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2013–  Poland
Last updated: April 28, 2015

Grzegorz Bociek (born June 6, 1991) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

Personal life

Bociek was born in Sielec, Poland. He has two brothers - Łukasz, Piotr and a younger sister Monika (born 1996), who is also a volleyball player and has played in the Polish women's junior national team. On June 12, 2014 his fiancée Paulina gave birth to their daughter Alicja.[1][2] On October 1, 2014 Bociek announced at a press conference that he was interrupting his sports career because of a serious disease. He is suffering from a tumor of the lymphoid tissues.[3] On October 4, 2014 he got married to Paulina (née Bigos). Bociek disease began with lymphadenopathy in the neck. Upon further investigation, it turned out that this is a cancer of the lymphatic system. The whole environment of volleyball helps him financially and supports him, include of this a few Polish clubs - ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and PGE Skra.[4] On April 2, 2015 he announced via Facebook that recent studies have shown that he is healthy and he is going to back to training.[5] He got the call to the Polish national team in 2015.[6]

Career

Clubs

Bociek moved to the club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle in June 2013.[7] In the 2013/2014 season they won the Polish Cup. On October 1, 2014 Bociek interrupted his sports career. In April 2014 came back to trainings and signed new contract with ZAKSA.[8]

National team

He won a silver medal of Universiade 2013. He was appointed for the first time to the Poland men's national volleyball team by Andrea Anastasi in 2013. He was a member of the Polish team at European Championship 2013.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

Universiade

References

  1. ↑ Grzegorz Bociek został ojcem, Bociek nie zagra z Niemcami - kontuzja - przegladsportowy.pl - 13-06-2014
  2. ↑ Grzegorz Bociek został ojcem - ofsajd.onet.pl - 19-06-2014
  3. ↑ Grzegorz Bociek poinformował o nowotworze - sport.wp.pl - 01-10-2014
  4. ↑ Grzegorz Bociek dzielnie znosi walkę z rakiem - eurosport.onet.pl - 22-11-2014
  5. ↑ Grzegorz Bociek wygrał walkę z chorobą nowotworową. "Za miesiąc będę gotowy do treningów" - sportowefakty.pl - 02-04-2015
  6. ↑ Kadra Narodowa Siatkarzy na 2015 - pzps.pl - 02-04-2015
  7. ↑ Grzegorz Bociek w ZAKSIE! - sportowefakty.pl - 17-06-2013
  8. ↑ Grzegorz Bociek dołączy do ZAKSY w sezonie 2015/2016 - zaksa.pl - 24-04-2015

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