Margareta Kozuch

Margareta Anna "Maggie" Kozuch (Polish: Małgorzata Kożuch;^[1] born 30 October 1986) is a German volleyball player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and previously played as a wing-spiker for TuS Berne Hamburg, CVMJ Hamburg,^[2] TV Fischbek (who changed their name to NA Hamburg), and Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo.

Margareta Kozuch
Kozuch in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Margareta Anna Kozuch
Nationality	German
Born	(1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 38) Hamburg, West Germany
Hometown	Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Spike	309 cm (122 in)
Block	297 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker
Current club	Pomi Casalmaggiore
Number	14
Career
Years Teams 1999–02 2002–03 2003–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–10 TuS Berne CVJM Hamburg TV Fischbek Hamburg NA Hamburg Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo Asystel Volley Novara
National team
2005 – 2015 Germany
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Germany FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 Tokyo Team European Championships 2011 Italy-Serbia Team 2013 Germany-Switzerland Team
Last updated: October 2011

She was Hamburg's sportswoman of the year in 2005.^[3] She represented the German women's national volleyball team in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009.^[2]

She was German sportswoman of the year in 2010. She is of Polish origin.^[4]

Beach volleyball career

After a successful career playing indoor volleyball, Kozuch switched to beach volleyball in 2017. She teamed up with Olympics veteran, Laura Ludwig, winning the World Tour Finals in 2019.^[5]

In 2021, Ludwig and Kozuch represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had been delayed due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] The pair reached the quarter finals losing to the Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman.

Personal life

Kozuch is married to Italian basketball player Nicolò Gorla. The couple have a son.

Clubs

• TuS Berne (1999–2002)
• CVJM Hamburg (2002–2003)
• TV Fischbek Hamburg (2003–2006)
• NA Hamburg (2006–2007)
• Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo (2007–2008)
• Asystel Volley Novara (2008–2010)
• Zarechie Odintsovo (2010–2011)
• Atom Trefl Sopot (2011–2012)
• Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2012–2013)
• Azerrail Baku (2013–2014)
• Shanghai (2014–2015)
• Pomi Casalmaggiore (2015–2016)

Awards

Individuals

• 2009 European Championships "Best Scorer"
• 2010 German Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2011 European Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2011 German Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2012 German Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2013 Women's European Volleyball League "Best Spiker"
• 2013 Women's European Volleyball League "Best Scorer"
• 2013 German Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2014 German Volleyball Player of the Year

Clubs

• 2009 CEV Cup – Champion, with Asystel Volley Novara
• 2012–13 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Yamamay Busto Arsizio
• 2015-16 CEV Champions League - Gold medal, with Pomi Casalmaggiore