Czarni Radom

WKS Czarni Radom, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Enea Czarni Radom, is a professional men's volleyball team based in Radom in central Poland. Founded in 1921 as a football club, the club had many sections in the past, however since 1997 only the volleyball section has remained.

Czarni Radom team won the Polish Cup in 1999 and two Polish Championship bronze medals in 1994 and 1995. The club ceased to exist in 2003 and was reactivated in 2007. In 2013, after 11 years of absence, the team was finally promoted to PlusLiga.

Honours

• Polish Cup

Winners (1): 1998–99

Team history

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Czarni Radom players during a match in the 1982–83 season

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Czarni Radom fans 2012

File:Czarni Radom 2014-15 season.jpg

Czarni Radom 2014/15

Template:Expand Polish Founding of the club took place in 1921 after the split in the football team "Kordian" belonging to Radomskie Towarzystwo Sportowe (Radom Sports Association). Some athletes left from the structure of the association to form a club Czarni Radom. 2 years later the club, gaining more and more sympathy of the 72nd Infantry Regiment stationed in Radom transformed into a Military Sports Club – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy "Czarni". Initially, its work was confined only to the football section. Over time, the club has expanded its structure. However, bringing a volleyball section to life was achieved later and underwent various difficulties.

In 1957, the club's management has decided to create a men's volleyball section. A team that was based on cadets of the Żwirko and Wigura Military Aviation School in Radom started in league one season later. The team took second place in the championship and has withdrawn from the competition.

In 1979 a team led by coach Jan Skorżyński was promoted to the second level league. Historical success was achieved by the team based on its own pupils, Radom high school students and a few soldiers doing military service in Radom. The team consisted of: Andrzej Skorupa, Tomasz Gałczyński, Ryszard Laskowski, Ryszard Pisarek, Jarosław Trochimiuk, Zbigniew Janikowski, Witold Poinc, Janusz Tomaszewski, Robert Mach, Jacek Gagacki, Roman Murdza and Ryszard Kotala.

In 1984 Czarni Radom team achieved historical promotion to the Ekstraklasa, in which played continuously for eighteen seasons. In 1994, coached by Valery Jarużnyj, they won the first ever bronze medal of Polish championship. The success repeated a year later and then the coach of the team was Jacek Skrok.

On 26 September 1997, the whole club was transformed into a volleyball club and changed its name to Warka Strong Club WKS Czarni Radom. In 1999 Czarni Radom players witch coach Edward Skorek won Polish Cup. In season 1999/2000 they played in CEV Cup Winners' Cup.

On 14 April 2002 Czarni Radom team for the first time in its history was relegated to Polish second league. One year later, the club ceased to exist.

In 2007 the club was recreated. In the 2011–12 season, Czarni Radom players, coached by Wojciech Stępień were finally promoted to the I liga (second level league) and in the next season to PlusLiga.

The first steps to create a Czarni Radom fan club supporters started at the beginning of 1999. In 2003–07, there were supporters without a club. They were conflicted with Jadar Radom because the club did not continue the history and tradition of Czarni Radom that had gone bankrupt. Since 2005 they were not allowed to watch any match of Jadar. This caused conflict among the "new" Jadar fans and the "old" Czarni fans who wanted Jadar to continue the legacy of the dissolved Czarni club. In the end due to the conflict Czarni started attending the reserve Jadar matches and then reformed the original club in 2007 on the basis of them.

Team

As of 2023–24 season

Coaching staff

Occupation	Name
Head coach	Template:Flagicon Paweł Woicki
Team manager	Template:Flagicon Michał Ruciak
Physical preparation coach	Template:Flagicon Kuba Szyszka

Players

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
2	Template:Flagicon Michał Ostrowski		middle blocker
5	Template:Flagicon Brodie Hofer		outside hitter
6	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Kraj		middle blocker
7	Template:Flagicon Rafał Buszek		outside hitter
9	Template:Flagicon Vuk Todorović		setter
10	Template:Flagicon Mateusz Biernat		setter
12	Template:Flagicon Konrad Formela		outside hitter
13	Template:Flagicon Tomasz Piotrowski		outside hitter
14	Template:Flagicon Nikola Meljanac		opposite
15	Template:Flagicon Bartosz Gomułka		opposite
18	Template:Flagicon Maciej Nowowsiak		libero
20	Template:Flagicon Dominik Teklak		libero
21	Template:Flagicon Wiktor Rajsner		middle blocker
24	Template:Flagicon Mateusz Kufka		middle blocker
42	Template:Flagicon Igor Gniecki		setter

Roster of Season 2022/2023
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Damian Schulz		opposite
2	Template:Flagicon Michał Ostrowski		middle blocker
3	Template:Flagicon Wiktor Nowak		setter
4	Template:Flagicon Timo Tammemaa		middle blocker
5	Template:Flagicon Maurício Borges		outside hitter
6	Template:Flagicon Piotr Łukasik		outside hitter
7	Template:Flagicon Bartłomiej Lemański		middle blocker
8	Template:Flagicon Paweł Rusin		outside hitter
9	Template:Flagicon Daniel Gąsior		opposite
11	Template:Flagicon Sebastian Warda		middle blocker
13	Template:Flagicon Mateusz Masłowski		libero
15	Template:Flagicon Matt West		setter
17	Template:Flagicon Bartosz Firszt		outside hitter
18	Template:Flagicon Maciej Nowowsiak		libero

Roster of Season 2021/2022
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Jakub Sadkowski		middle blocker
2	Template:Flagicon Michał Ostrowski		middle blocker
3	Template:Flagicon Michał Kędzierski		setter
5	Template:Flagicon Alexander Voropaev		setter
7	Template:Flagicon Bartłomiej Lemański		middle blocker
8	Template:Flagicon Paweł Rusin		outside hitter
9	Template:Flagicon Daniel Gąsior		opposite
11	Template:Flagicon Sebastian Warda		middle blocker
12	Template:Flagicon Alexander Berger		outside hitter
13	Template:Flagicon Mateusz Masłowski		libero
16	Template:Flagicon Rafał Faryna		opposite
17	Template:Flagicon Bartosz Firszt		outside hitter
18	Template:Flagicon Maciej Nowowsiak		libero
19	Template:Flagicon José Ademar Santana		outside hitter
23	Template:Flagicon Michaël Parkinson		middle blocker
33	Template:Flagicon Wiktor Nowak		setter

See also

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Squads

2019/2020

The following is the Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom roster in the 2019–20 PlusLiga.

Head coach:	Template:Flagicon Robert Prygiel
Assistant:	Template:Flagicon Dmitry Skoryy

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Alen Pajenk	Template:Dts				middle blocker
2	Template:Flagicon Michał Ostrowski	Template:Dts				middle blocker
3	Template:Flagicon Michał Kędzierski	Template:Dts				setter
4	Template:Flagicon Bartłomiej Grzechnik	Template:Dts				middle blocker
6	Template:Flagicon Damian Boruch	Template:Dts				middle blocker
7	Template:Flagicon Athanasios Protopsaltis	Template:Dts				outside hitter
9	Template:Flagicon Dejan Vinčić (C)	Template:Dts				setter
10	Template:Flagicon Michał Filip1	Template:Dts				opposite
11	Template:Flagicon Michał Ruciak	Template:Dts				libero
13	Template:Flagicon Mateusz Masłowski	Template:Dts				libero
15	Template:Flagicon Brenden Sander	Template:Dts				outside hitter
17	Template:Flagicon Bartosz Firszt	Template:Dts				outside hitter
20	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Włodarczyk	Template:Dts				outside hitter
21	Template:Flagicon Karol Butryn	Template:Dts				opposite
27	Template:Flagicon Łukasz Zugaj1	Template:Dts				opposite

¹ Michał Filip left the team on 30 January 2020 and joined BKS Visła Bydgoszcz. He was replaced by Łukasz Zugaj.

2018/2019

The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.

Head coach:	Template:Flagicon Robert Prygiel
Assistant:	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Stępień

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Alen Pajenk	Template:Dts				middle blocker
2	Template:Flagicon Michał Ostrowski	Template:Dts				middle blocker
3	Template:Flagicon Reto Giger	Template:Dts				setter
6	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Żaliński	Template:Dts				outside hitter
8	Template:Flagicon Kacper Wasilewski	Template:Dts				libero
9	Template:Flagicon Dejan Vinčić (C)	Template:Dts				setter
10	Template:Flagicon Michał Filip	Template:Dts				opposite
11	Template:Flagicon Michał Ruciak	Template:Dts				libero
14	Template:Flagicon Jakub Rybicki	Template:Dts				outside hitter
15	Template:Flagicon Norbert Huber	Template:Dts				middle blocker
17	Template:Flagicon Maksim Zhigalov	Template:Dts				opposite
19	Template:Flagicon Tomasz Fornal	Template:Dts				outside hitter
20	Template:Flagicon Kamil Kwasowski	Template:Dts				outside hitter

2017/2018

The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2017–18 PlusLiga.

Head coach:	Template:Flagicon Robert Prygiel
Assistant:	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Stępień

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Dmytro Teryomenko	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
5	Template:Flagicon Dejan Vinčić	Template:Dts				setter
	Template:Flagicon (C)	Template:Dts				outside hitter
7	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
8	Template:Flagicon Kacper Wasilewski	Template:Dts				libero
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
10	Template:Flagicon Michał Filip	Template:Dts				opposite
11	Template:Flagicon Kamil Droszyński	Template:Dts				setter
13	Template:Flagicon Łukasz Zugaj	Template:Dts				opposite
14	Template:Flagicon Jakub Rybicki	Template:Dts				outside hitter
15	Template:Flagicon Norbert Huber	Template:Dts				middle blocker
19	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
20	Template:Flagicon Kamil Kwasowski	Template:Dts				outside hitter

2016/2017

The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2016–17 PlusLiga.

Head coach:	Template:Flagicon Robert Prygiel
Assistant:	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Stępień

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Position
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon (C)	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
10	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
11	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
12	Template:Flagicon Emanuel Kohút	Template:Dts				middle blocker
15	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
17	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
18	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter

2015/2016

The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2015–16 PlusLiga.

Head coach:	Template:Flagicon Raul Lozano
Assistant:	Template:Flagicon Robert Prygiel

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Position
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon (C)	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
10	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
11	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
12	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
13	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
15	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
16	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
17	Template:Flagicon Neven Majstorović	Template:Dts				outside hitter

2014/2015

The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.

Head coach:	Template:Flagicon Robert Prygiel
Assistant:	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Stępień

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Position
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon (C)	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
10	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
12	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
13	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
14	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero / outside hitter
15	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite

2013/2014

The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2013–14 PlusLiga.

Head coach:	Template:Flagicon Robert Prygiel
Assistant:	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Stępień

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Position
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
	Template:Flagicon (C)	Template:Dts				setter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
10	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				opposite
11	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
12	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker
13	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				setter
14	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				outside hitter
15	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				libero
16	Template:Flagicon	Template:Dts				middle blocker

External links

• Official website
• Team profile at PlusLiga.pl
• Team profile at Volleybox.net