Sławomir Szmal
Sławomir Szmal | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1978-10-02) 2 October 1978 (age 45) Strzelce Opolskie, Poland | ||
Nationality | Polish | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | PGE Vive Kielce (GK Coach) | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1996–1997 | Gwardia Opole | ||
1997–1999 | Huntnik Kraków | ||
1999–2002 | KS Warszawianka | ||
2002–2003 | Wisła Płock | ||
2003–2005 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | ||
2005–2010 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2010–2018 | Vive Kielce | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2016 | Poland | 298 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2018– | PGE Vive Kielce (GK Coach) | ||
2019– | Poland (GK Coach) | ||
Medal record |
Sławomir Szmal (born 2 October 1978) is a former Polish handball player, who played for the Poland men's national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship (silver in 2007, bronzes in 2009, 2015). Szmal is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Polish national team.[1]
Career
National team
On 19 August 1998 he debuted for the national team in a match against Lithuania (31:20). On 4 February 2007 he won a silver medal at the World Championship, after losing the final match with Germany (24:29). For his sport achievements he received the Gold Cross of Merit in 2007.
He won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championship. In 2009 Szmal was voted IHF World Player of the Year, while Igor Vori came 2nd and Nikola Karabatić came 3rd.[2]
On 1 February 2015 Poland, including Szmal, won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championship. They won the bronze medal match (29:28) against Spain.[3][4]
Personal life
Szmal was born in Strzelce Opolskie, Poland. He is married to Aneta, who is a former handball player. They have a son named Filip.
Sporting achievements
State awards
- 2007 Gold Cross of Merit
- 2015 Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta
References
- ^ Patryk Rombel kompletuje sztab. Będzie w nim Sławomir Szmal - sportowefakty.wp.pl
- ^ Player of the Year - Men 2009 - ihf.info
- ^ France on top again, silver for Qatar, bronze for Poland Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine - qatarhandball2015.com - 01-02-2015
- ^ Bronze goes to Poland - ihf.info - 01-02-2015
External links
- Polish Handball Association player profile
- Vive Targi Kielce player profile
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- Veselin Vujović (1988)
- Kang Jae-won (1989)
- Magnus Wislander (1990)
- Talant Dujshebaev (1994)
- Jackson Richardson (1995)
- Talant Dujshebaev (1996)
- Stéphane Stoecklin (1997)
- Daniel Stephan (1998)
- Rafael Guijosa (1999)
- Dragan Škrbić (2000)
- Yoon Kyung-shin (2001)
- Bertrand Gille (2002)
- Ivano Balić (2003)
- Henning Fritz (2004)
- Árpád Sterbik (2005)
- Ivano Balić (2006)
- Nikola Karabatić (2007)
- Thierry Omeyer (2008)
- Sławomir Szmal (2009)
- Filip Jícha (2010)
- Mikkel Hansen (2011)
- Daniel Narcisse (2012)
- Domagoj Duvnjak (2013)
- Nikola Karabatić (2014)
- Mikkel Hansen (2015)
- Nikola Karabatić (2016)
- Not awarded (2017)
- Mikkel Hansen (2018)
- Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2019)
- Not awarded (2020)
- Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2021)
- Not awarded (2022)
- Mathias Gidsel (2023)
Best Player of All Time: Gheorghe Gruia (1992)
Player of the 20th Century: Magnus Wislander (2000)
IHF Best Player in History: Ivano Balić (2010)
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