Stanisław Gościniak

Stanisław Kazimierz Gościniak (born 18 July 1944) is a Polish former volleyball player and coach, a member of the Poland national team from 1965 to 1974, and the 1974 World Champion. He was a participant in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Gościniak was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Stanisław Gościniak
Personal information
Full name	Stanisław Kazimierz Gościniak
Born	(1944-07-18) 18 July 1944 (age 81) Poznań, Poland
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1977–1992 1986–1987 1993–1998 2000–2001 2002–2003 2003–2004 AZS Częstochowa Poland AZS Częstochowa AZS Częstochowa AZS Częstochowa Poland
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Career
Years Teams 1964–1968 1968–1975 Gwardia Wrocław Resovia
National team
1965–1974  Poland (218)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 1974 Mexico CEV European Championship 1967 Turkey

Honours

As a player

• CEV European Champions Cup
  • 1972–73 – with Resovia
• Domestic
  • 1970–71 Polish Championship, with Resovia
  • 1971–72 Polish Championship, with Resovia
  • 1973–74 Polish Championship, with Resovia
  • 1974–75 Polish Cup, with Resovia
  • 1974–75 Polish Championship, with Resovia

As a coach

• Domestic
  • 1989–90 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1993–94 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1994–95 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1995–96 Polish SuperCup, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1996–97 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
  • 1997–98 Polish Cup, with AZS Częstochowa

Individual awards

• 1974: FIVB World Championship – Most valuable player

State awards

• 1995: Gold Cross of Merit^[1]
• 2012: Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta^[2]