Anna Pogany
Germany
Anna Pogany was born in Berlin and grew up in Munich. She started playing Volleyball at TSV Turnerbund München, TSV Unterhaching and SV Lohhof. 2009 she was one of the first residents at the volleyball school in Vilsbiburg. She debuted in the Bundesliga two years later with the Rote Raben Vilsbiburg. In 2015 Pogany switched to Köpenicker SC and left the club two years later to play for Swiss Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen. Since 2018 she's been playing for SSC Palmberg Schwerin. This season she leads the team as the captain.
The German youth national team Pogany finished 5th at the World Championships and 4th at the European Championship 2011. 2017 she first played for the senior national team. It's now her 6th season; she played 97 matches for Team Germany and never missed a tournament.
Her biggest dream is to play at the Olympics in 2024 in Paris.
"It is an extraordinary honour to be an Ambassador of the EuroVolley. I'm glad to represent Germany; it is something special. Together with my team, I'm looking forward to the EuroVolley at home.”
Quick Fire
• What do you like to do in your free time? I like to read and travel and learn something about foreign cultures
• Where is your favourite place in the world? Munich, because I grew up there. It is a beautiful city
•What was the last thing you learnt? That you can learn something new every day
• What is your favourite food? Everything with pumpkin as well as oven-baked vegetables
• What is your greatest strength? My resilience and my power of endurance. That got me to where I am now
• What is your favourite movie? Good Will Hunting
• Who is your hero? My grandparents, you can learn a lesson from me, how they treat each other and with how much love they fill their lives
• What motivates you? The will to evolve daily, grow as a person and take all the beautiful memories with me
• Why do you play Volleyball? It is my absolute passion. When I see the ball, my eyes sparkle. I just love Volleyball
• Why is your shirt number what it is? The number 4 is my lucky number. Also, many of my family members have their birthday on the 4th
• Who is your favourite Volleyball player to watch? I don't have a particular favourite volleyball player. There are so many good players. I pick something from everyone
• Which team do you love playing against? The Brazilian team fascinates me because they combine such good volleyball skills with emotion and irrepressible will
• Who will win EuroVolley 2021? Serbia is my favourite for the title. They showed at the world championship how good and strong they were
"The fans can expect exciting games. There will be so many teams at a similar level. With a lot of emotion and fighting spirit, our team wants to enthuse everyone about Volleyball. We expect many fans to support us and push us to the limit."
Honours List
National Team (senior):
- 2015 FIVB World Cup – Silver medal
- 2015 CEV ECH – Bronze medal
- 2016 Olympic Games – Silver medal
- 2017 FIVB Grand Prix – Bronze medal
- 2017 CEV EUROVOLLEY – Gold medal
- 2018 FIVB World championship – Gold medal
- 2019 CEV EUROVOLLEY – Gold medal
Club:
- 2013 SERBIAN SUPER CUP
- 2014 SERBIAN CHAMPIONSHIP AND SUPER CUP
- 2015 SERBIAN CHAMPIONSHIP AND CUP
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship
- 2018 CEV VOLLEYBALL CUP
- 2018 TURKISH SUPER CUP
- 2019 TURKISH CUP
- 2019 TURKISH SUPER CUP
- 2020 TURKISH SUPER CUP
Individual Awards:
- 2013 EYOF – MVP and Best Spiker
- 2014 CEV JUNIOR ECH – MVP
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship – MVP and Best Opposite
- 2017 FIVB Grand Prix – Best Opposite
- 2017 CEV EUROVOLLEY - MVP
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Opposite
- 2018 FIVB World championship – MVP
- 2018 – CEV VOLLEYBALL CUP - MVP
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Opposite
- 2019 CEV EUROVOLLEY – MVP and Best Opposite
- 2019 – TURKISH CUP - MVP
- 2019 – TURKISH SUPER CUP – MVP
- 2019 – TURKISH LEAGUE – Best Opposite
- 2020 – TURKISH SUPER CUP - MVP
CEV Best player of the year in Europe in 2017, 2018 and 2019