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Grzegorz Bociek
Grzegorz Bociek
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	6 June 1991 (age 33); Opoczno, Poland
Height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Spike	367 cm (144 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current team	Cuprum Lubin
Career
2010–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2017; 2017–2021; 2021; 2021–	Skra Bełchatów; AZS Częstochowa; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Warta Zawiercie; Gwardia Wrocław; Cuprum Lubin
National team
2013–	Poland

Grzegorz Bociek (born 6 June 1991) is a Polish volleyball player. At the professional club level, he plays for Cuprum Lubin, two–time Polish Champion (2016, 2017).

Personal life

Bociek was born in Sielec, Poland. He has two brothers – Łukasz, Piotr and a younger sister Monika (born 1996), who is also a volleyball player and has played in the Polish women's junior national team. On June 12, 2014, his fiancée Paulina gave birth to their daughter Alicja.^[1]^[2] On October 1, 2014, Bociek announced at a press conference that he is suspending his sports career because of a serious disease. He was suffering from a tumor of the lymphoid tissues.^[3] On October 4, 2014, he married Paulina (née Bigos). Bociek disease began with lymphadenopathy in the neck. Upon further investigation, it turned out that it was a cancer of the lymphatic system. The whole volleyball environment helped him financially and supported him, including a few Polish clubs - ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and PGE Skra.^[4] On April 2, 2015, he announced via Facebook that recent studies have shown that he is healthy and is going back to volleyball.^[5] He got the call to the Polish national team in 2015.^[6]

Career

Clubs

Bociek moved to the club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle in June 2013.^[7] In the 2013/2014 season they won the Polish Cup. On October 1, 2014, Bociek suspended his sports career. In April 2014 came back to trainings and signed new contract with ZAKSA.^[8]