Gwardia Wrocław (women's volleyball)

Gwardia Wrocław, officially Volleyball Wrocław stylised as #VolleyWrocław for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish women's volleyball club based in Wrocław and playing in the Polish Volleyball League.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

• KS Gwardia Wrocław (1945–1990s)
• ZEC ESV Gwardia Wrocław (1990s–2004)
• ZEC SV Gwardia Wrocław (2004–2006)
• Dialog Gwardia Wrocław (2006–2007)
• Impel Gwardia Wrocław (2007–2012)
• Impel Wrocław (2012–2018)
• #VolleyWrocław (2018–present)

History

The club was established in July 1945 as the police sports club and was named Template:Em. It offered many different sports (at its peak in the 1980s it had 19 sports departments) and volleyball has always been one of its most important departments. It gained importance in the 1990s when women's volleyball started to become professional in Poland. That commercialization brought sponsors (the club has been renamed few times through the years) and investors. The club first played in the highest Polish Women's Volleyball League in 1999 and has also participated in European competitions (Top Teams Cup and Challenge Cup).<ref name=HIS>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010–2011 season

Since the new season there was more money in the budget. Impel Gwardia Wroclaw could afford good athletes. The top athletes in the club: Katarzyna Mroczkowska, Bogumiła Barańska, Joanna Wołosz, Monika Czypiruk, Zuzanna Efimienko, Dominika Sobolska, Ola Krzos have been preserved. The team left Olga Owczynnikowa, Aleksandra Szafraniec, Marta Czerwińska. Another player- Agnieszka Jagiełło ended his career volleyball. There have been interesting transfers. The team joined Anna Witczak of Muszynianka Muszyna, Ewa Matyjaszek and Maja Tokarska of PTPS Piła, the sister of Dominika Sobolska - Marta and returning after maternity leave Katarzyna Jaszewska. Additionally there was a change on the coach of physician coach- Christian Verona, who worked last season with the club Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi. Ultimately, the team finished the game on the 5th place.

2011–2012 season

Gwardia Wrocław players in 2012

In 2011 the owner of the Impel Gwardia Wrocław became Impel S.A. The investor responsible for the team supervision is Impel Volleyball S.A.- the company belonging to the Impel Group. The core team from last season: Katarzyna Mroczkowska, Bogumiła Pyziołek or Anna Witczak hasn't been changed. The contract with the club has also renewed Katarzyna Jaszewska – Impel's Gwardia best volleyball player in the 2010/2011 season. Jaszewska along with Susan Efimienko represented our country at the last European Championship volleyball team taking the 5th place. Joanna Wołosz and Maja Tokarska left the team to join BKS Bielsko-Biała and Atom Trefl Sopot, respectively. In return the team strengthened: Arielle Wilson (from the USA - academic game), Milena Rosner, member of the Poland national team, which won the 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Marta Haładyn (from MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza) and Dorota Medyńska (SMS Sosnowiec / TOP Bolesławiec). The injury healed Aleksandra Folta, which together with Dorota Medyńska is the youngest part of the Impel Gwardia. Women's team played in Women PlusLiga so far 15 matches, winning five of them. Team has the 17 points and followed by the 7th position. Team is doing very well in the Challenge Cup, advancing to 1 / 8 of the tournament. The team finished the game on the 5th place.<ref name=HIS/>

Honours

• Polish Championship

Runners-up (1): 2013–14

• Polish Cup:

Runners-up (3): 1960–61, 2002–03, 2003–04

Team

Season 2016–2017, as of March 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Template:Flagicon Andrea Kossanyiová	Outside hitter	1.85	65	Template:Birth date and age
3	Template:Flagicon Monika Ptak	Middle blocker	1.88	76	Template:Birth date and age
4	Template:Flagicon Katarzyna Konieczna	Opposite	1.84	78	Template:Birth date and age
5	Template:Flagicon Agnieszka Kąkolewska	Middle blocker	1.99	85	Template:Birth date and age
6	Template:Flagicon Barbara Cembrzyńska	Opposite	1.85	70	Template:Birth date and age
7	Template:Flagicon Joanna Kaczor	Opposite	1.91	70	Template:Birth date and age
9	Template:Flagicon Agata Sawicka	Libero	1.81	72	Template:Birth date and age
10	Template:Flagicon Izabela Bałucka	Middle blocker	1.85	77	Template:Birth date and age
12	Template:Flagicon Micha Hancock	Setter	1.80	78	Template:Birth date and age
13	Template:Flagicon Adrianna Wysocka	Setter	1.86	72	Template:Birth date and age
14	Template:Flagicon Natalia Mędrzyk	Outside hitter	1.84	75	Template:Birth date and age
15	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Stasiak	Libero	1.63	60	Template:Birth date and age
17	Template:Flagicon Megan Courtney	Outside hitter	1.86	66	Template:Birth date and age
18	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Sikorska<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Middle blocker	1.85	67	Template:Birth date and age
First coach : Template:Flag Marek Solarewicz Second coach: Template:Flag Wojciech Kurczyński Assistant coach: Template:Flag Mateusz Żarczyński Physiotherapist : Template:Flag Artur Hnida

2015–2016 Team
Number	Name and surname	Date of birth	Height	Nationality	Position
1	Andrea Kossanyiová	August 6, 1993	1,85	Template:Flag	outside hitter
3	Monika Ptak	May 14, 1990	1,88	Template:Flag	middle blocker
4	Karolina Piśla	August 5, 1996	1,84	Template:Flag	outside hitter
5	Agnieszka Kąkolewska	October 17, 1994	1,99	Template:Flag	middle blocker
6	Barbara Cembrzyńska	May 19, 1997	1,85	Template:Flag	opposite
7	Joanna Kaczor	September 16, 1984	1,91	Template:Flag	opposite
8	Lenka Dürr	December 10, 1990	1,71	Template:Flag	libero
9	Agata Sawicka	January 17, 1985	1,81	Template:Flag	libero
10	Kristin Hildebrand	June 30, 1985	1,85	Template:Flag	outside hitter
11	Aleksandra Sikorska	April 28, 1993	1,86	Template:Flag	middle blocker
12	Milena Radecka	October 18, 1984	1,78	Template:Flag	setter
13	Magdalena Gryka	March 28, 1994	1,78	Template:Flag	setter
14	Aleksandra Sochacka	May 5, 1997	1,81	Template:Flag	outside hitter
15	Magdalena Stasiak	July 10, 1995	1,63	Template:Flag	libero
17	Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata	June 30, 1983	1,89	Template:Flag	opposite
18	Carolina Costagrande	October 15, 1980	1,88	Template:Flag	outside hitter
First coach : Template:Flag Jacek Grabowski Second coach and statistics : Template:Flag Marek Solarewicz Physiotherapist : Template:Flag Artur Hnida Physician coach: Template:Flag Christian Verona Menager: Template:Flag Dariusz Gintowt

2011–2012 Team
Number	Name and surname	Date of birth	Height	Nationality	In the club since	Position
1	Arielle Wilson	January 3, 1989	1,91	Template:Flag	2011	middle blocker
2	Katarzyna Mroczkowska	December 30, 1980	1,82	Template:Flag	2002<ref name=autonazwa1>Grała w Gwardii w latach 1999-2001</ref>	opposite
3	Anna Witczak	March 2, 1982	1,82	Template:Flag	2010	receiver
4	Marta Sobolska	February 16, 1987	1,80	Template:Flag/Template:Flag	2010	receiver
5	Aleksandra Folta	June 20, 1992	1,82	Template:Flag	ward	receiver
6	Monika Czypiruk	July 27, 1982	1,86	Template:Flag	2009	opposite
7	Ewa Matyjaszek	April 23, 1979	1,76	Template:Flag	2010	setter
8	Aleksandra Krzos	June 23, 1989	1,81	Template:Flag	ward	libero
9	Katarzyna Jaszewska	December 6, 1981	1,81	Template:Flag	2010	receiver
10	Bogumiła Pyziołek	December 1, 1986	1,80	Template:Flag	2002	receiver
11	Dorota Medyńska	April 25, 1993	1,68	Template:Flag	2011	libero
12	Marta Haładyn	January 3, 1988	1,79	Template:Flag	ward<ref>W latach 2009-2011 reprezentowała Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza.</ref>	setter
13	Milena Rosner	January 4, 1980	1,80	Template:Flag	2011	receiver
15	Dominika Sobolska	December 3, 1991	1,91	Template:Flag/Template:Flag	2009	middle blocker
16	Zuzanna Efimienko	August 8, 1989	1,97	Template:Flag	2007	middle blocker
First coach : Template:Flag Rafał Błaszczyk Second coach and statistics : Template:Flag Marek Solarewicz Physiotherapist : Template:Flag Artur Hnida Physician coach: Template:Flag Christian Verona Menager: Template:Flag Dariusz Gintowt

2009–2010 Team
Number	Name	Height	Nationality	In club since	Position
1	Olga Owczynnikowa	1,80	Template:BLR / Template:POL	2009	Setter
2	Katarzyna Mroczkowska	1,81	Template:POL	2002	Middle Blocker
6	Monika Czypiruk	1,84	Template:POL	2009	Wing Spiker
8	Aleksandra Krzos	1,80	Template:POL	2007	Opposite / Libero
9	Marta Czerwińska	1,79	Template:POL	2008	Wing Spiker
10	Bogumiła Barańska	1,80	Template:POL	2002	Wing Spiker
11	Agnieszka Jagiełło	1,67	Template:POL	?	Opposite / Libero
12	Joanna Wołosz	1,81	Template:POL	2009	Setter
13	Aleksandra Szafraniec	1,92	Template:POL	2008	Middle Blocker
15	Dominika Sobolska	1,91	Template:BEL / Template:POL	2009	Middle Blocker
16	Zuzanna Efimienko	1,96	Template:POL	2007	Middle Blocker
Manager : Template:Flag Rafał Błaszczyk Physiotherapist: Template:Flag Artur Hnida Statistics: Template:Flag Marek Solarewicz

External links

• Official website Template:In lang