Rafał Buszek

Rafał Piotr Buszek (born 28 April 1987) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Enea Czarni Radom.^[1] He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2014 World Champion.

Rafał Buszek
Personal information
Full name	Rafał Piotr Buszek
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 36) Dębica, Poland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Spike	348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Czarni Radom
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 2002–2007 2007–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2018 2018–2022 2022–2023 2023– Błękitni Ropczyce AZS Politechnika Warszawska Asseco Resovia Fart Kielce Asseco Resovia AZS Olsztyn Asseco Resovia ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Asseco Resovia Stal Nysa Czarni Radom
National team
2014–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 2014 Poland FIVB World Cup 2015 Japan

Personal life

Buszek was born in Dębica, Poland. He is married to Aleksandra. In September 2016, Buszek and his wife announced via social media they are expecting their first child. On October 18, 2016 their son was born and Rafał announced his arrival and added photo via Instagram in February 2017. In May 2018, their daughter was born.

Career

Club

On April 28, 2015 Buszek achieved his second title of Polish Champion with Asseco Resovia. On May 4, 2015 he signed a contract with another Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.^[2]

National team

Buszek debuted in the Polish national team on May 29, 2014 against Brazil (0-3).^[3] He was appointed by coach Stephane Antiga on World League 2014. Initially, he was supposed to be a deputy to principal players during matches in Brazil, but after a few victories (amongst others, the winning match with Brazil on May 31, 2014) he became a favorite to play at the World Championship.^[4] On August 16, 2014 Buszek was appointed to the squad at the World Championship held in Poland.^[5][6] On September 21, 2014 he won the title of World Champion 2014 as part of this team.^[7][8][9] On October 27, 2014 he received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.^[10]

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  •   2014–15 – with Asseco Resovia
• Domestic
  • 2012–13   Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
  • 2014–15   Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
  • 2015–16   Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2016–17   Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2016–17   Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

State awards

• 2014:   Gold Cross of Merit^[11]

References

1. "Nowy przyjmujący w Czarnych Radom". siatka.org (in Polish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. "Nowy zawodnik ZAKSY". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. "Brazil clinch first victory of World League". fivb.org. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. "Poland stun Brazil with straight sets win". fivb.org. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
5. "FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
6. "Polish team named for the FIVB Men's World Championship Poland 2014". fivb.org. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
7. "Poland win second World Championship title at home". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
8. "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
9. "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
10. . prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
11. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rafał Buszek.

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