Michal Spiczko (Polish spelling Michał Śpiczko) is a Polish kabaddi player who currently plays for the Poland national kabaddi team. He has represented his country in the 2016 and 2019 Kabaddi World Cup, and even captained the national team.[2][3] In 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, Spiczko scored a total number of 4 points for which he secured the 95th position in the top-scoring player list.[4] He was also in the Bengaluru Bulls in the second and third season of the Pro Kabaddi League as defender[5] and became the first European kabaddi player to play in the Pro Kabaddi League.[6] It is to note he never got a chance to play as he was not up to the PKL standard; he is more of a novice level player.
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| National team | Poland national kabaddi team | |||||||||||
| Citizenship | Poland | |||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1987 | |||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Kabaddi and football player | |||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wide receiver | |||||||||||
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| As player | ||||||||||||
| 2012-2018 | Warsaw Eagles | |||||||||||
| 2019-present | Lowlanders Białystok | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | Poland | |||||||||||
| Sport | Kabaddi | |||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||
| League | Pro Kabaddi League | |||||||||||
| Team | Bengaluru Bulls | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Spiczko is also the Wide receiver for Lowlanders Białystok of the Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego.[7][8] He was a two-time LVP for the Warsaw Eagles in the American game before he turned his attention to kabaddi, a sport which he is mediocre at.[9]
Personal life
editSpiczko was born on 15 July 1987 in Poland.[10] He received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology in 2011, he then proceeded to the Warsaw School of Economics where he completed master's degrees in Quantitative Methods in Economics & Information Systems in 2014.
Career
editAmerican football
editWarsaw Eagles 2012 – 2018[11]
- Season 2012: PLFA8 Vice-Championship[12] - team captain
- Season 2013: Polish American Football League
- Season 2018: TopLiga Championship[13] - team captain
Lowlanders Białystok 2019 – present[14]
- Season 2019: Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego[15]
Kabaddi
edit- 2015: ProKabaddi season 2 for Bengaluru Bulls[16]
- 2016: ProKabaddi season 3 for Bengaluru Bulls[17]
- 2016: Kabaddi World Cup, Ahmedabad – Poland National Kabaddi Team[18][19]
- 2019: European Kabaddi Championships, Glasgow – Poland National Kabaddi Team[20]
References
edit- ^ "Spiczko adds a bit of Polish to the PKL". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "Kabaddi World Cup 2016: Kenya beat Poland 54-48 in high scoring thriller". 8 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Pro Kabaddi League 2: The American football touch in South Asian sport". Deccan Chronicle. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Leaderboard | 2016 Kabaddi World Cup Ahmedabad". www.2016kabaddiworldcup.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Poles Apart: Meet Poland's Michal Spickzo, A Kabaddi Player For Bengaluru Bulls". IndiaTimes. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Kenyan player learnt Kabaddi through YouTube". 22 August 2015.
- ^ Gehlot, Saransh (2016-10-08). "Poland Kabaddi captain Michal Spiczko: "We aim to reach the semis of the World Cup"". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "From National Football League to Pro Kabaddi League, Michal Spiczko hopes to find feet". The Indian Express. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Kabaddi joins brotherhood of contact sports, attracting ballplayers from Rugby, Aussie Rules and American Football". 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ Ganguly, Adit (July 20, 2015). "Pro-Kabaddi League: This Bengaluru Bulls kabaddi player is Poles apart". DNA India.
- ^ "Warsaw Eagles - PLFA". plfa.pl. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "PLFA". plfa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Warsaw Eagles win Poland's PLFA Superfinal". American Football International. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Michał Śpiczko – LFA – Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego" (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Podyum Recruit | The Pro Football Recruiting Platform". recruit.thepodyum.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ Krishnan, Aishwarya (2015-07-18). "Pro Kabaddi League 2015 teams: Get the complete list of all players of PKL 2015 squads". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Pro Kabaddi League Season 3 (2016) Match Schedule & Team Squad Details". XYJ.in. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Poland Kabaddi captain Michal Spiczko: "We aim to reach the semis of the World Cup"". www.sportskeeda.com. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "2016 Kabaddi World Cup :: Poland Kabaddi Team Profile - Information About Team Poland". www.2016kabaddiworldcup.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Poland wins European Kabaddi Championships". www.thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.