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| Born | 16 September 1987 Nysa, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Oranje-Rood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marlena Rybacha (born 16 September 1987) is a Polish field hockey player. She is the current captain of both the Poland national indoor and outdoor teams. [1]
Marlena Rybacha was born and raised in Nysa, Poland. She began playing hockey at age 11 in a team coached by her aunt. [2] Rybacha currently resides in Den Bosch in the Netherlands, and plays for Dutch club HC Oranje-Rood. [3]
Rybacha has a master's degree in physical education, which she achieved at AWF in Poznań. [4]
Before transitioning to HC Oranje-Rood, Rybacha played for fellow Dutch club MOP Vught. [5]
Rybacha has played in three Indoor World Cups; 2011 in Poznań, 2015 in Leipzig and 2018 in Berlin. [6]
In 2019, Rybacha was named in the Poland squad for the FIH Series Finals in Hiroshima, Japan. [7]
