Piotr Gacek

Piotr Marcin Gacek (born 16 September 1978) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Polish national team in 2005-2010 and Polish club Lotos Trefl Gdańsk, European Champion 2009, silver medalist of the World Championship 2006, double Polish Champion (2009, 2010).

Gacek was born in Grodków, Poland. Married twice, his first wife was Agata. On September 27, 2008 he married to Karolina. In August 2010 his wife gave birth to their daughter Zofia.

Clubs

His first professional club was SKS Mechanik Nysa and then he played for PGE Skra Bełchatów. With the club from Bełchatów he achieved the titles of Polish Champion (2009, 2010). In 2010-2014 he played for Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. He won with this club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle the silver medal of CEV Cup 2011, silver (2011), bronze medal (2012) of Polish Championships and two Polish Cups in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he moved to Lotos Trefl Gdańsk. On April 19, 2015 Lotos Trefl Gdańsk, including Gacek, achieved the Polish Cup 2015. Then he won silver medal of the Polish Championship. In May 2015 he signed a two-year contract with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk.

National team

Piotr Gacek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal of the European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.

Clubs

CEV Cup

• 2010/2011 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

National championships

• 2003/2004 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
• 2004/2005 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
• 2007/2008 Polish Cup, with AZS Częstochowa
• 2007/2008 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
• 2008/2009 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
• 2008/2009 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
• 2009/2010 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
• 2010/2011 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2011/2012 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2012/2013 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2012/2013 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2013/2014 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2014/2015 Polish Cup, with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
• 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
• 2015/2016 Polish SuperCup 2015, with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk

National team

• 2006 FIVB World Championship
• 2009 CEV European Championship
• 2015 FIVB World Cup

Individually

• 2006 Polish Championship - Best Libero
• 2008 Polish Cup - Best Defender
• 2009 Polish Cup - Best Receiver
• 2013 Polish Cup - Best Receiver
• 2015 Polish Cup - Best Receiver

State awards

• 2006 Gold Cross of Merit
• 2009 Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta