Michal_Masny
Michal Masný
Slovak volleyball player and coach
Michal Masný (born 14 August 1979) is a Slovak professional volleyball coach and former player, a former member of the Slovakia national team. He currently serves as head coach for BKS Visła Bydgoszcz.
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| Nationality | Slovak Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-08-14) 14 August 1979 (age 44) Žilina, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | BKS Visła Bydgoszcz | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Clubs
He was a runner-up in Austrian Volley League in 2003 with his team Hypo Tirol Innsbruck. In 2004 he won the Czech Volleyball League title. With Jastrzębski Węgiel he won a bronze medal in 2013–14 CEV Champions League by defeating Zenit Kazan[1] and the PlusLiga bronze medal in the same year. He became a member of Polish club Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie in 2018.[2][3]
National team
He is a member of Slovakia men's national volleyball team since 2003, participated in 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship. In 2008 and 2011 he won two Men's European Volleyball League gold medals and achieved 3rd place in 2007. He was named the best setter in 2007 Men's European Volleyball League and 2011. In 2008 and 2009 he was named the best volleyball player in Slovakia.
Clubs
- National championships
- 2002/2003
Austrian Championship, with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck - 2003/2004
Czech Championship, with Chance Odolena Voda - 2004/2005 Czech Championship, with Chance Odolena Voda
- 2002/2003
Individual awards
- 2004: Czech Championship – Best Setter
- 2004: Czech Championship – Best Setter
- 2005: Czech Championship – Best Setter
- 2007: European League – Best Setter
- 2008: Best volleyball player in Slovakia
- 2009: Best volleyball player in Slovakia
- 2011: European League – Best Setter
- 2014: Polish Cup – Best Setter
- Jastrzębski Węgiel trzecim zespołem Europy – fakt.pl – 23.03.2014
- Michał Masny zawodnikiem Aluronu Virtu Warty Zawiercie – siatka.org – 30.05.2018
- Masny zostaje w Aluron Virtu Warcie Zawiercie – polsatsport.pl – 05.06.2019
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net