Daniel Pliński

Daniel Mateusz Pliński (born 10 December 1978) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2005 to 2010, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver medallist at the 2006 World Championship and the 2009 European Champion. He is the current head coach of the Polish PlusLiga team, PSG Stal Nysa.

Daniel Pliński
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Mateusz Pliński
Nickname	Plina
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1978-12-10) 10 December 1978 (age 45) Puck, Poland
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Stal Nysa
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2021 2021– Stalpro Błyskawica Stal Nysa
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Career
Years Teams 1997–2002 2002–2004 2004–2007 2007–2014 2014–2016 2016–2018 Korab Puck Stolarka Wołomin Płomień Sosnowiec Jastrzębski Węgiel Skra Bełchatów Czarni Radom AZS Olsztyn
National team
2005–2010  Poland (142)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 2006 Japan CEV European Championship 2009 Turkey

Personal life

Daniel Pliński was born in Puck. He has three brothers Piotr, Wiesław, Wojciech and two sisters – Wioleta and Iwona. On 24 September 2004, he married Marta. They have two daughters – Julia (born 10 April 2006) and Lena (born 2012).

 

As a player of Jastrzębski Węgiel.

Career

Club

He was a player of PGE Skra Bełchatów for seven years. With this team, he won, among others: five titles of Polish Champion (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), three Polish Cups (2009, 2011, 2012), silver and bronze medal of the CEV Champions League. On 9 May 2014, it was announced that Pliński will join Cerrad Czarni Radom.^[1]

He retired from volleyball on 24 May 2018.

National team

Pliński was a member of the Polish national team which won a gold medal at the 2009 European Championship held in Turkey. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.^[2] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk.

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  •   2011–12 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów

• FIVB Club World Championship
  •   Doha 2009 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  •   Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów

• Domestic
  • 2002–03   Polish Cup, with Płomień Sosnowiec
  • 2003–04   Polish Cup, with Płomień Sosnowiec
  • 2007–08   Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2008–09   Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2008–09   Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2009–10   Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2010–11   Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2010–11   Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2011–12   Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2013–14   Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

State awards

• 2006:   Gold Cross of Merit
• 2009:   Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

1. "Pliński odchodzi ze Skry". radiolodz.pl (in Polish). 10 May 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
2. . prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Pliński.

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at Olympedia
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Olympics.com
• Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net