Stanisław Gościniak

Stanisław Kazimierz Gościniak (born 18 July 1944) is a Polish former volleyball player and coach, a member of the Poland national team from 1965 to 1974, and the 1974 World Champion. He was a participant in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Gościniak was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Stanisław Gościniak
Personal information
Full name	Stanisław Kazimierz Gościniak
Born	(1944-07-18) 18 July 1944 (age 80) Poznań, Poland
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1977–1992 1986–1987 1993–1998 2000–2001 2002–2003 2003–2004 AZS Częstochowa Poland AZS Częstochowa AZS Częstochowa AZS Częstochowa Poland
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Career
Years Teams 1964–1968 1968–1975 Gwardia Wrocław Resovia
National team
1965–1974  Poland (218)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 1974 Mexico CEV European Championship 1967 Turkey

Honours

As a player

• CEV European Champions Cup
  • 1972–73 – with Resovia
• Domestic
  • 1970–71 Polish Championship, with Resovia
  • 1971–72 Polish Championship, with Resovia
  • 1973–74 Polish Championship, with Resovia
  • 1974–75 Polish Cup, with Resovia
  • 1974–75 Polish Championship, with Resovia

As a coach

• Domestic
  • 1989–90 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1993–94 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1994–95 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1995–96 Polish SuperCup, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1996–97 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1997–98 Polish Cup, with AZS Częstochowa

Individual awards

• 1974: FIVB World Championship – Most valuable player

State awards

• 1995: Gold Cross of Merit^[1]
• 2012: Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta^[2]

References

1. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 25 maja 1995 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 25 May 1995. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 21 października 2011 r. o nadaniu orderów". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

External links

• Player profile at Olympics.com
• Player profile at Olympedia
• Player profile at Volleyhall.org
• Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Hubert Wagner	Head coach of Poland 1986–1987	Succeeded by Leszek Milewski
Preceded by Waldemar Wspaniały	Head coach of Poland 2003–2004	Succeeded by Raúl Lozano