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 KomorowskiGold 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

Youth national team

Universiade

Individual awards

State awards

Statistics

External links

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.