# MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (volleyball)

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza, is the women's volleyball department of Polish sports club MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza based in Dąbrowa Górnicza and plays in the Orlen Liga.

## Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
* Miejski Międzyszkolny Klub Sportowy (MMKS) Dąbrowa Górnicza (1992–2007)
* MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2007–2009)
* Enion Energia MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2009–2010)
* Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2010–2013)
* Tauron Banimex MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2013–2015)
* Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2015–present)

## History

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (originally named Miejski Międzyszkolny Klub Sportowy (MMKS) Dąbrowa Górnicza) a sports club was founded in 1992 with various sports departments, including volleyball. It started competing with youth teams in regional leagues and due to the popularity of the sport amongst the secondary schools in the town, the club developed quickly and progressed through the lower national leagues until it reached the highest league in 2007. The club was renamed Miejski Klub Sportowy (MKS) Dąbrowa Górnicza and have won the Polish Cup twice (2011–12, 2012–13) and the Polish Super Cup twice (2012, 2013). The club has also often featured in European competitions since its first appearance in 2009.

## Honours
### National competitions

* Polish Cup: 2
    2011–12, 2012–13
* Polish Super Cup: 2
    2012, 2013

## Team

Season 2016–2017, as of February 2017.
* Head Coach : Juan Manuel Serramalera (until February 2017), Magdalena Śliwa (from February 2017)
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 1 | Noris Cabrera | Outside hitter | 1.83 | 75 | (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 37) |
| 2 | Helena Horka | Opposite | 1.90 | 73 | (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 43) |
| 3 | Regan Elizabeth Hood | Outside hitter | 1.88 | 74 | (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 41) |
| 6 | Eleonora Dziękiewicz | Middle blocker | 1.85 | 78 | (1978-10-25) 25 October 1978 (age 45) |
| 7 | Anna Barbara Miros | Opposite | 1.96 | 79 | (1985-10-30) 30 October 1985 (age 38) |
| 8 | Daria Paszek | Outside hitter | 1.86 | 74 | (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 33) |
| 10 | Marta Ciesiulewicz | Outside hitter | 1.83 | 68 | (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29) |
| 11 | Izabela Lemańczyk | Libero | 1.69 | 61 | (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 33) |
| 12 | Kathleen Weiß | Setter | 1.72 | 63 | (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984 (age 40) |
| 13 | Kamila Ganszczyk | Middle blocker | 1.91 | 75 | (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 32) |
| 14 | Tamara Kaliszuk | Outside hitter | 1.82 | 75 | (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34) |
| 15 | Dominika Sobolska | Middle blocker | 1.87 | 78 | (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32) |
| 16 | Kinga Drabek | Libero | 1.69 | 57 | (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26) |
| 18 | Yael Castiglione | Setter | 1.85 | 75 | (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 (age 39) |
| 19 | Aleksandra Sikorska | Middle blocker | 1.85 | 67 | (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31) |
2013–2014 Team :
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 1 | Katarzyna Urban | Outside hitter | 1.82 | 68 | (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 36) |
| 2 | Joanna Staniucha-Szczurek | Outside hitter | 1.84 | 73 | (1981-12-05) 5 December 1981 (age 42) |
| 3 | Aleksandra Liniarska | Middle blocker | 1.88 | 76 | (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 42) |
| 4 | Bożena Wylężek | Middle blocker | 1.83 | 64 | (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28) |
| 5 | Natalia Guadalupe Brussa | Opposite | 1.88 | 72 | (1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39) |
| 6 | Eleonora Dziękiewicz | Middle blocker | 1.85 | 78 | (1978-10-25) 25 October 1978 (age 45) |
| 7 | Wélissa Gonzaga | Outside hitter | 1.78 | 76 | (1982-09-09) 9 September 1982 (age 42) |
| 8 | Katarzyna Zaroślińska | Opposite | 1.87 | 79 | (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37) |
| 9 | Özge Çemberci | Setter | 1.82 | 68 | (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 39) |
| 10 | Krystyna Strasz | Libero | 1.66 | 55 | (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37) |
| 11 | Anna Kaczmar | Setter | 1.81 | 67 | (1985-09-26) 26 September 1985 (age 39) |
| 13 | Marina Katić | Setter | 1.80 | 68 | (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 41) |
| 14 | Rachael Adams | Middle blocker | 1.89 | 71 | (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34) |
| 16 | Elżbieta Skowrońska | Outside hitter | 1.83 | 71 | (1983-07-06) 6 July 1983 (age 41) |