Jakub Popiwczak

Jakub Popiwczak (born 17 April 1996) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a libero for Jastrzębski Węgiel and the Poland national team. Popiwczak won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championship.^[1]

Jakub Popiwczak
Popiwczak in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 27) Legnica, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Jastrzębski Węgiel
Number	3
Career
Years Teams 2012– Jastrzębski Węgiel
National team
2019–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 2022 Poland/Slovenia FIVB Nations League 2023 Gdańsk 2019 Chicago 2022 Bologna CEV European Championship 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel

Career

In 2012, he joined Jastrzębski Węgiel and debuted in the Polish PlusLiga. In 2013, his club won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.^[2] On 23 March 2014, Popiwczak with his teammates beat Zenit Kazan in a match for third place of the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Ankara and won the bronze medals.^[3][4] In 2014, he achieved his second bronze medal of the Polish Championship.^[5]

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  •   2022–23 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel

• Domestic
  • 2020–21   Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
  • 2021–22   Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
  • 2022–23   Polish SuperCup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
  • 2022–23   Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel^[6]

Statistics

• 2021–22 PlusLiga – Best receiver

References

1. "Fantastic Italy regain world title after 24 years". volleyballworld.com. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
2. "Jastrzębski Węgiel z brązowym medalem mistrzostw Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
3. "JASTRZEBSKI edge former champions Zenit to strike first CL medal". zenit-kazan.com. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
4. "Jastrzębski Węgiel trzecią siłą w Europie. Mamy brązowy medal Ligi Mistrzów!!!". jsw.pl (in Polish). 24 March 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
5. "PlusLiga: Brązowe Jastrzębie". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
6. "Rywal zmiażdżony, tytuł zdobyty! Jastrzębski Węgiel mistrzem Polski". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jakub Popiwczak.

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net