Grzegorz Bociek | |
Nationality: | Polish |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1991 |
Birth Place: | Opoczno, Poland |
Position: | Opposite |
Height: | 2.07 m |
Weight: | 107 kg |
Spike: | 367 cm |
Team: | Cuprum Lubin |
Nationalyears: | 2013– |
Years: | 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2017 2017–2021 2021 2021– |
Clubs: | Skra Bełchatów AZS Częstochowa ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Warta Zawiercie Gwardia Wrocław Cuprum Lubin |
Grzegorz Bociek (born 6 June 1991) is a Polish volleyball player. At the professional club level, he plays for Cuprum Lubin, two–time Polish Champion (2016, 2017).
Bociek was born in Sielec, Poland. He has two brothers – Łukasz, Piotr and a younger sister Monika (born 1996), who is also a volleyball player and has played in the Polish women's junior national team. On June 12, 2014, his fiancée Paulina gave birth to their daughter Alicja.[1] [2] On October 1, 2014, Bociek announced at a press conference that he is suspending his sports career because of a serious disease. He was suffering from a tumor of the lymphoid tissues.[3] On October 4, 2014, he married Paulina (née Bigos). Bociek disease began with lymphadenopathy in the neck. Upon further investigation, it turned out that it was a cancer of the lymphatic system. The whole volleyball environment helped him financially and supported him, including a few Polish clubs - ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and PGE Skra.[4] On April 2, 2015, he announced via Facebook that recent studies have shown that he is healthy and is going back to volleyball.[5] He got the call to the Polish national team in 2015.[6]
Bociek moved to the club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle in June 2013.[7] In the 2013/2014 season they won the Polish Cup. On October 1, 2014, Bociek suspended his sports career. In April 2014 came back to trainings and signed new contract with ZAKSA.[8]