Piotr Gacek

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| name = Piotr Gacek

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| caption = Gacek in 2012

| full_name = Piotr Marcin Gacek

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| nationality = {{flagicon|POL}} Polish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|9|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Grodków, Poland

| hometown = 1.85 m

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| position = Libero

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| years = 1998–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2008
2008–2010
2010–2014
2014–2017

| teams = {{flagicon|POL}} AZS Opole
{{flagicon|POL}} GTPS Gorzów Wielkopolski
{{flagicon|POL}} Stal Nysa
{{flagicon|POL}} AZS Częstochowa
{{flagicon|POL}} Skra Bełchatów
{{flagicon|POL}} ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
{{flagicon|POL}} Trefl Gdańsk

| nationalyears = 2005–2016

| nationalteam = {{vb|POL}} (114)

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Piotr Marcin Gacek (born 16 September 1978) is a former Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team in 2005–2010 and 2015–2016, 2009 European Champion, silver medallist of the 2006 World Championship, two–time Polish Champion (2009, 2010).

Personal life

Gacek was born in Grodków, Poland. Married twice, his first wife was Agata. On September 27, 2008 he married Karolina. In August 2010 his wife gave birth to their daughter Zofia.[http://siatkowka24.pl/news/6023/Gacek-zostal-ojcem Gacek został ojcem!] – siatkowska24.pl – 30-08-2010

Career

=Clubs=

His first professional club was SKS Mechanik Nysa and then he played for PGE Skra Bełchatów. With the club from Bełchatów he achieved the titles of Polish Champion (2009, 2010). In 2010-2014 he played for Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[http://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/2595/Piotr_Gacek_w_ZAKSIE Piotr Gacek w ZAKSIE] – plusliga.pl – 19-05-2010[http://www.sportowefakty.pl/siatkowka/435876/piotr-gacek-nie-bedzie-juz-siatkarzem-zaksy-kedzierzyn-kozle Piotr Gacek nie będzie już siatkarzem ZAKSY Kędzierzyn-Koźle] – sportowefakty.pl – 30-04-2014 He won with this club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle the silver medal of CEV Cup 2011, silver (2011), bronze medal (2012) of Polish Championships and two Polish Cups in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he moved to LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk. On April 19, 2015 LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk, including Gacek, achieved the Polish Cup 2015.[http://www.assecoresovia.pl/en/news/art379,polish-cup-for-lotos-trefl-asseco-resovia-in-the-second-place.html#.VVXvK5Mm-9I Polish Cup for Lotos Trefl. Asseco Resovia in the second place] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085144/http://www.assecoresovia.pl/en/news/art379,polish-cup-for-lotos-trefl-asseco-resovia-in-the-second-place.html |date=2015-05-18 }} – assecoresovia.pl – 19-04-2015 Then he won silver medal of the Polish Championship.[http://www.worldofvolley.com/News/Latest_news/Poland/51403/pol-m-madhouse-in-rzeszw--resovia-is-new-polish-champion.html POL M: Madhouse in Rzeszów – Resovia is new Polish champion!] – worldfovolley.com – 28-04-2015 In May 2015 he signed a two-year contract with LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk.[http://sport.trefl.com/siatkowka/aktualnosci/?title=Piotr+Gacek+na+d%C5%82u%C5%BCej+w+LOTOSIE+Treflu&news_id=16780&extra-param=1 Piotr Gacek na dłużej w LOTOSIE Treflu] – sport.trefl.com – 21-05-2015

Gacek ended up sporting career on April 13, 2017 after last match of the 2016–17 PlusLiga at Ergo Arena. He was chosen Most Valuable Player of the match with Cerrad Czarni Radom.[http://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/31162.html Wyjątkowy mecz Piotra Gacka] – plusliga.pl –

14-04-2017[http://sport.interia.pl/siatkowka/ekstraklasa-mezczyzn/news-lotos-trefl-gdansk-cerrad-czarni-radom-1-3-pozegnalny-wystep,nId,2381946 Lotos Trefl Gdańsk - Cerrad Czarni Radom 1:3. Pożegnalny występ Piotra Gacka] – interia.pl – 14-04-2017

=National team=

Piotr Gacek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal of the European Championship 2009.[http://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionMatches.aspx?ID=387 2009 CEV European Championships Results] – cev.eu – 03-09-2009 On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[http://www.prezydent.pl/aktywnosc/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,695,reprezentacja-siatkarzy-odznaczona-przez-prezydenta.html Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta] – prezydent.pl – 15-09-2009

He announced his retirement from national team on June 5, 2016. On August 26, 2017, before the match Poland – Finland at the 2017 European Championship in Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, was held a brief ceremony to thank him for career in national team. He played 114 matches in Polish national team.[https://www.pzps.pl/pl/aktualnosci/217-artykuly/14227-wielkie-dzieki-gato Wielkie dzięki GATO!] – pzps.pl – 26-08-2017