Aleksander Andrzej Skiba (26 February 1945 – 6 September 2000) was a Polish volleyball player and coach, a member of the Poland national team from 1967 to 1976 and the 1974 World Champion.

Aleksander Skiba
Personal information
Full nameAleksander Andrzej Skiba
Born(1945-02-26)26 February 1945
Rokitów, Poland
Died6 September 2000(2000-09-06) (aged 55)
Albignasego, Italy
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1975–1979
1979–1983
1985–1987
1987–1988
1988–1990
Płomień Milowice
Poland
Santal Parma
Italy
Pallavolo Battipaglia
Career
YearsTeams
1965–1967
1967–1975
AZS AWF Warsaw
Legia Warsaw
National team
1967–1976 Poland (210)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico
CEV European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Turkey
Head coach  Poland
CEV European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1979 France
Silver medal – second place 1981 Bulgaria

Personal life

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Skiba was born in Rokitów. After finishing his career, he lived in Italy, where he died suddenly on 6 September 2000.

Honours

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As a player

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  • Domestic

As a coach

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
  Jerzy Welcz
Head coach of Poland
1979–1983
Succeeded by