Karol Kłos Explained

Karol Kłos
Birth Date:	8 August 1989
Birth Place:	Warsaw, Poland
Height:	2.01 m
Weight:	87 kg
Spike:	355 cm
Block:	340 cm
Position:	Middle blocker
Currentclub:	Asseco Resovia
Currentnumber:	6
Years:	2008–2010 2010–2023 2023–
Teams:	AZS Politechnika Warszawska Skra Bełchatów Asseco Resovia
Nationalyears:	2009–2024

Karol Kłos (born 8 August 1989) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Asseco Resovia. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2014 World Champion.^[1]

Personal life

On 15 July 2017, he married Aleksandra Dudzicka. He is a graduate of the Miguel de Cervantes Liceum in Warsaw.^[2]

Career

Club

Kłos moved to Skra Bełchatów in 2010. He signed a new contract with Skra towards the end of the 2014/2015 season.^[3] On 27 May 2014 his team won the Polish Championship after final matches against Asseco Resovia. That was his second national title. On 8 October 2014 his team won the Polish SuperCup.^[4] On 6 May 2015 he won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.^[5]

In May 2015 he extended his contract with Skra Bełchatów until the end of the 2016/2017 season.^[6] On 7 February 2016 alongside PGE Skra he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.^[7]

National team

On 21 September 2014 he won a title of the 2014 World Champion and received an individual award for the Best Middle Blocker of the tournament.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} On 27 October 2014 Kłos received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.^[12] In April 2015 he was announced as a new captain of the national team.^[13] Due to an injury, he did not take part in the intercontinental round of the 2015 World League and was replaced by Michał Kubiak.

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • 2011–12 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
• FIVB Club World Championship
  • Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
• CEV Cup
  • 2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia
• Domestic
  • 2010–11 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2010–11 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2011–12 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2012–13 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2013–14 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2014–15 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2015–16 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2017–18 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2017–18 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2018–19 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

• 2007 CEV U19 European Championship

Universiade

• 2013 Summer Universiade

Individual awards

• 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best middle blocker

State awards

• 2014: Gold Cross of Merit^[14]

Statistics

• 2021–22 PlusLiga – Best blocker (97 blocks)

External links

• • Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
• Player profile at Volleybox.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mistrz świata będzie grał w Asseco Resovii! Klub z Rzeszowa ogłosił pierwsze wzmocnienie . Nowiny 24 . pl . 3 July 2023 . 3 July 2023.
2. Web site: Karol Kłos - Czasy kiedy jeszcze można było chodzić do szkoły‍Przed Państwem 34 LO podczas meczu domowego Dobrze widzicie... to graffiti na ścianie A Pączek nosi Lebrony 2 zapinane na rzep dzieciaki . . pl . 26 March 2020 . 18 September 2021.
3. Web site: Karol Kłos podpisał nowy kontrakt z PGE Skrą . sport.onet.pl . pl . 18 April 2012 . 27 August 2020.
4. Web site: PGE Skra zdobyła ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej Mężczyzn 2014 . pzps.pl . pl . 8 October 2014 . 27 August 2020.
5. Web site: PGE Skra z brązowym medalem . plusliga.pl . pl . 6 May 2015 . 27 August 2020.
6. Web site: Kłos i Wrona zostają w PGE Skrze . plusliga.pl . pl . 7 May 2015 . 27 August 2020.
7. Web site: PGE Skra Bełchatów z brązowym Medalem PlusLigi . sport.interia.pl . pl . 26 April 2016 . 27 August 2020.
8. Web site: Poland win second World Championship title at home . fivb.org . 22 September 2014 . 27 August 2020.
9. Web site: Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil . fivb.org . 22 September 2014 . 27 August 2020.
10. Web site: FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem . plusliga.pl . pl . 21 September 2014 . 27 August 2020.
11. Web site: Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team . fivb.org . 21 September 2014 . 27 August 2020.
12. Web site: Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy . prezydent.pl . pl . 27 October 2014 . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027165935/http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,1382,dziekuje-za-chwile-wzruszenia-i-dumy.html . 27 October 2014.
13. Web site: OFICJALNIE: Karol Kłos nowym kapitanem reprezentacji Polski! . volleyworld.pl . pl . 27 August 2020.
14. Web site: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń . sejm.gov.pl . pl . 23 October 2014 . 27 August 2020.