György Grozer

György Grozer (born 27 November 1984), also known as Georg Grozer, is a German volleyball player of Hungarian origin, a member of the Germany men's national volleyball team and Italian club Vero Volley Monza, a bronze medalist of the 2014 World Championship, two–time German Champion (2009, 2010), Polish Champion (2012), Russian Champion (2013), Chinese Champion (2017).
Personal life
Grozer was born in Budapest, Hungary. His father György Grozer Senior is a former volleyball player and coach. With his first wife Violetta he has two daughters - Leana (born 2007) and Loreen (born 2010).
Career
Clubs
He was crowned national champion on two occasions, in 2009 and 2010, while playing for VfB Friedrichshafen. After moving to the Polish league he was Polish champion in his second season (2011/2012) with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He then moved to Belgorod where, in the early stages of the season, he played a major role in the team's success in the Russian championship and in the National Cup of Russia.
This season he won the Super Cup and the National Cup in Russia, and was crowned the top club team in Europe with Belgorod. In 2017 Grozer back to Russia Super League join to Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.
National team
2011 Grozer could not help the German team because of an injury. In 2012 the dynamic and powerful hitter smashed the German team to the Olympics and to the 5th place in London. In 2014 played at World Championship 2014 held in Poland. Germany won the match for the bronze medal by defeating France.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
CEV Champions League
2013/2014 – with Belogorie Belgorod
FIVB Club World Championship
Brazil 2014 – with Belogorie Belgorod
CEV Cup
2011/2012 – with Asseco Resovia
2021/2022 – with Vero Volley Monza
National championships
2008/2009 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2009/2010 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2011/2012 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
2012/2013 Russian Championship, with Belogorie Belgorod
2014/2015 Russian Championship, with Belogorie Belgorod
2016/2017 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
2016/2017 Qatari Cup, with Al Arabi Doha
Individual awards
2008: European League – Best scorer
2009: European League – Best blocker
2010: German Volleyball Player of the Year
2011: German Volleyball Player of the Year
2012: German Volleyball Player of the Year
2012: Best Player in PlusLiga
2012: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best server
2013: German Volleyball Player of the Year
2014: German Volleyball Player of the Year
2016: Asian Club Championship – Best opposite spiker
2017: Asian Club Championship – Best opposite spiker
2017: CEV European Championship – Best opposite spiker
Records
39 points in one match – Olympic Games 2012 record
15 aces in one match in Korean League.
References
External links
Player profile at LegaVolley.it
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
Player profile at Volleybox.net
1984 births
Living people
German people of Hungarian descent
Volleyball players from Budapest
Hungarian men's volleyball players
German men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players for Germany
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
German Champions of men's volleyball
Polish Champions of men's volleyball
Russian Champions of men's volleyball
German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
German expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
German expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate volleyball players in Russia
German expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar
German expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Expatriate volleyball players in South Korea
German expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate volleyball players in China
Resovia (volleyball) players
VC Belogorie players
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs players
VC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Opposite hitters