Marcelo Fronckowiak

Marcelo Ricardo Fronckowiak (born 14 March 1968) is a Brazilian professional volleyball coach and former player. He serves as head coach for Tours VB.^[1]

Marcelo Fronckowiak
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Ricardo Fronckowiak
Born	(1968-03-14) 14 March 1968 (age 56) Porto Alegre, Brazil
Coaching information
Current team	Tours VB
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2002–2004 2004–2009 2009–2012 2012–2014 2014 2015–2017 2017–2020 2018 2018–2021 2021– 2022 Sport Club Ulbra Tourcoing LM Minas Tênis Clube Associação Desportiva RJX Dynamo Krasnodar Vôlei Canoas Brazil (AC) Volley Callipo Cuprum Lubin Tours VB Slovenia (AC)
Career
Years Teams 1984–1986 1986–1991 1991–1992 1993–1996 1996–1999 UCS Sogipa Associação Atlética Frangosul Clube Atlético Pirelli Frangosul/Ginástica Canoas Sport Club

Career

As a player

During his career, he won 3 Brazilian Champion titles in 1995, 1998 and 1999.

As a coach

Fronckowiak began his coaching career in 2002, leading Sport Club Ulbra to the Brazilian Champion title next year and the 2nd place in 2004.

During his work in France with Tourcoing LM, he won the CEV Challenge Cup bronze medal, and ended the 2008–09 season in 2nd place, losing the final matches to Paris Volley.

He came back to his native country in 2009 as a head coach of Minas Tênis Clube, and won a bronze medal in 2012. After joining Associação Desportiva RJX in 2012, he once again in his career won the Brazilian Champion title. In 2017, he became an assistant of Renan Dal Zotto in the Brazil national team, just before being dismissed from Vôlei Canoas, probably due to reduced budget for a new season.^[2]

For the 2018–19 season, he signed a contract with Cuprum Lubin in the Polish PlusLiga.

Personal life

Fronckowiak is of Polish descent.^[3]

Honours

As a player

• CSV South American Club Championship
  • Ribeirão Preto 1991 – with Associação Atlética Frangosul
  • São Paulo 1992 – with Clube Atlético Pirelli
• Domestic
  • 1994–95 Brazilian Championship, with Frangosul/Ginástica
  • 1997–98 Brazilian Championship, with Canoas Sport Club
  • 1998–99 Brazilian Championship, with Canoas Sport Club

As a coach

• CEV Cup
  • 2021–22 – with Tours VB
• Domestic
  • 2002–03 Brazilian Championship, with Canoas Sport Club
  • 2012–13 Brazilian Championship, with Associação Desportiva RJX
  • 2022–23 French Cup, with Tours VB
  • 2022–23 French Championship, with Tours VB

References

1. "Ligue A : Marcelo Fronckowiak, nouvel entraîneur du Tours Volley-Ball". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
2. "BRA M: Canoas part ways with coach Fronckowiak, assistant in Brazil's NT". worldofvolley.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
3. "Marcelo Fronckowiak w końcu pracuje w kraju przodków. "Chcę nauczyć się polskiego"". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

External links

• Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net