Michał Jurecki (born 27 October 1984) is a Polish retired handball player.

Michał Jurecki
Personal information
Full name Michał Jurecki
Born (1984-10-27) 27 October 1984 (age 40)
Kościan, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2006
SPR Chrobry Głogów
2006–2007
Vive Targi Kielce
2007–2008
HSV Hamburg
2008–2010
TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2010–2019
PGE Vive Kielce
2019–2020
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2020–2023
KS Azoty-Puławy
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2017
Poland 200 (547)
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's handball
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Croatia
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Qatar

Private life

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His older brother Bartosz Jurecki is a former handball player and current manager. In 2007 Michał married to Joanna. They have daughter Oliwia, born on 6 September 2007.[1] In 2015 his wife gave birth to their second daughter named Julia.[2]

Career

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He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal in 2009 and in 2015. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished fifth and at the 2016 Summer Olympics where Poland took fourth place.[3][4] At the 2016 European Championship he was awarded All Star Left back of the tournament.[5]

Achievements

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PGE Vive Kielce

Individual

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State awards

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References

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  1. ^ Co lubi Michał Jurecki prywatnie? - echodnia.eu - 05-09-2010
  2. ^ Michał Jurecki z Vive Tauronu Kielce z żoną i córeczkami pójdzie poświęcić pokarmy - echodnia.eu - 03-04-2015
  3. ^ "Michał Jurecki Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "EHF EURO 2016 All-Stars named". EHF EURO 2016 official website. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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