Alen Pajenk
Alen Pajenk (born 23 April 1986) is a Slovenian volleyball player, member of the Slovenia men's national volleyball team, gold medallist of the 2015 European League, silver medallist of the 2015 and 2019 European Championship, three–time Slovenian Champion (2008, 2009, 2010), Italian Champion (2012).
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Born | Maribor, Slovenia | 23 April 1986||||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||
Spike | 357 cm (141 in) | ||||
Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||
Current club | ![]() | ||||
Number | 2 | ||||
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Career
Clubs
In 2013 he moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel.[1] In season 2013/3014 he won a bronze medal of Polish Championship. In 2013/2014 the club advanced to the Final Four of the Champions League in Ankara and after defeating VC Zenit Kazan won the bronze medal.[2][3] His team beat ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in last matches in the fight for a medal. Jastrzębski Węgiel, including Pajenk, ended season with second bronze, this time of Polish Championship.[4]
National team
On August 14, 2015 Slovenia, including Pajenk, won gold medal of European League 2015.[5] On October 18, 2015 Slovenia achieved silver medal of the European Championship 2015 (0–3 with France in the finale).[6]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- National championships
- 2005/2006
Slovenian Cup, with OK Maribor
- 2005/2006
Slovenian Championship, with OK Maribor
- 2006/2007
Slovenian Championship, with OK Maribor
- 2007/2008
Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2007/2008
Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2008/2009
Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2008/2009
Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2009/2010
Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2009/2010
Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2011/2012
Italian Championship, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2012/2013
Italian SuperCup, with Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2012/2013
Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2016/2017
Turkish Cup, with Fenerbahçe İstanbul
- 2005/2006
Individual awards
- 2011: European League – Best Server
External links
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- 2015 CEV European Championship – Team Slovenia
- 2017 CEV European Championship – Team Slovenia
- 2019 CEV European Championship – Team Slovenia
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References
- Alen Pajenk nowym środkowym Jastrzębskiego Węgla – eurosport.onet.pl – 29-04-2013
- JASTRZEBSKI edge former champions Zenit to strike first CL medal – zenit-kazan.com – 23-03-2014
- Jastrzębski Węgiel trzecią siłą w Europie. Mamy brązowy medal Ligi Mistrzów!!! Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine – jastrzebskiwegiel.pl – 23-03-2014
- PlusLiga: Brązowe Jastrzębie – przegladsportowy.pl – 28-04-2014
- Slovenia win European League title! – cev.eu – 14-08-2015
- France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver – cev.eu – 18-10-2015