Sebastian Świderski
Sebastian Krzysztof Świderski (born 26 June 1977) is a Polish former volleyball player and coach, the current president of the Polish Volleyball Federation, former chairman of ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, member of the Polish national team in 1996–2011, participant at the Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), silver medallist at the 2006 World Championship, three–time Polish Champion (2001, 2002, 2003).
Contents
- 1 Career as player
- 1.1 Clubs
- 1.2 National team
- 2 Career as coach
- 3 Sporting achievements
- 3.1 As a player
- 3.2 As a coach
- 3.3 Individual awards
- 3.4 State awards
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Career as player
Clubs
As a player of Perugia Volley after a match in Piacenza in 2006.Świderski's first club as a player was Znicz Gorzów Wielkopolski. Then, he played for Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski, with whom he won bronze and silver medals of the Polish Championship and Polish Cup in 1997. In 2000, he started playing for Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle. With the club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Świderski won the Polish Cup twice (in 2001, 2002) and three *les of Polish Champion in 2001, 2002, 2003. During the 2002/2003 season, the club won the bronze medal in the CEV Champions League. He moved to Italian Serie A in 2003, where he played four seasons in Perugia Volley and three seasons in Lube Banca Macerata. He played in shirt number 16 in order to honor the memory of the player Arkadiusz Gołaś, who died tragically on his way to the club from Macerata. With the club from Perugia, Świderski won a silver medal at the Italian Championship in season 2004/2005. Whilst playing for Lube Banca Macerata, he won two Italian Cups (2008, 2009), Italian SuperCup 2008 and a bronze medal in the Italian Championship 2008/2009. He ended his sporting career after his final two seasons in PlusLiga playing for ZAKSA. In 2011, he won a silver medal in the CEV Cup and the Polish Championship.
National team
Świderski made his international debut for Poland in December 1997 against Israel, losing 3-1. He has since participated in the Olympic Games at both Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008 for Poland, finishing 5th both times. He is a silver medalist of World Championship 2006. He ended his career during an official ceremony after match of national team in 2012 in Katowice.
Career as coach
In 2012, Świderski made his debut as a coach; he was appointed to work in this role for a PlusLiga club, Fart Kielce. In the next season, he worked as an *istant coach in ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, where the first coach was Daniel Castellani. From 2013 to 2015, he was the head coach of ZAKSA. The first trophy which he won as the head coach, was the Polish Cup in 2014.
Sporting achievements
As a player
- CEV Cup
- 2010/2011 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- National championships
- 1996/1997 Polish Cup, with Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
- 2000/2001 Polish Cup, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2000/2001 Polish Championship, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2001/2002 Polish Cup, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2001/2002 Polish Championship, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2002/2003 Polish Championship, with Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2007/2008 Italian SuperCup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2007/2008 Italian Cup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2008/2009 Italian Cup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- Youth national team
- 1996 CEV U20 European Championship
- 1997 FIVB U21 World Championship
As a coach
- National championships
- 2013/2014 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Individual awards
- 2000: Polish Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2008: Olympic Games – Best Spiker
State awards
- 2006: Gold Cross of Merit
References
External links
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Coach/Player Profile at Volleybox.net