Poland hires Serbian, Italian volleyball coaches

Poland has appointed Serb Nikola Grbić as the new coach of its national men’s volleyball team and hired Italian Stefano Lavarini to take over as coach of its women’s team.

Serb Nikola Grbić was on Wednesday announced as the new coach of the Polish men’s national volleyball team, while Italian Stefano Lavarini is set to take over as coach of Poland's women’s team.

Photo: PAP/Zbigniew Meissner

Grbić succeeds Belgian Vital Heynen, whose contract as coach of the Poland men's squad has expired and has not been extended, officials said on Wednesday.

I wszystko jasne! Nikola Grbić poprowadzi reprezentację Polski mężczyzn! Trenerze witamy na pokładzie! 👋🏐 pic.twitter.com/Ip9MS4uaVL

— POLSKA SIATKÓWKA (@PolskaSiatkowka) January 12, 2022

Meanwhile, Lavarini replaces Jacek Nawrocki, who has resigned as coach of the Polish women’s national volleyball team.

Pierwsze nazwisko już znamy! Oficjalnie prezentujemy trenera reprezentacji kobiet: @stefanolavarini! 👏 Witamy serdecznie w biało-czerwonej Drużynie! 👋🤍❤️ pic.twitter.com/0Mvnf1ppji

— POLSKA SIATKÓWKA (@PolskaSiatkowka) January 12, 2022

The contracts with the new coaches are until the end of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Polish Volleyball Federation (PZPS) said in a statement.

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Source: PAP