Background
He was born in Poznań, Poland.
He was born in Poznań, Poland.
In 1973 he became a head coach of Polish men"s national volleyball team, when he was 32. He was known as a demanding coach, who attached great importance to physical preparation of their players. In 1974 he led Poland men"s national volleyball team to first title of World Champions 1974 in history.
As World Champions his team was one of the main contenders for next title.
Before going to Montreal for the Olympics he said: I am only interested in gold. The tournament was fatiguing and hard for his team but Wagner completed plan.
In final his team beat Soviet Union in tie-break, despite the fact that Polish volleyball players spent on the pitch 11,5 hours - a lot more time than opponents (5 hours) throughout the tournament. Two months after success he left national team
1974 FIVB World Championship, with Poland
1975 CEV European Championship, with Poland
1976 Olympic Games, with Poland
1978 Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
1980 Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
1981 Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
1982 Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
1983 Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
1983 CEV European Championship, with Poland
1985 Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
1987 Turkish Championship, with Filament Bursa
1987 African Championship, with Tunisia
1992 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
1993 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
1998 Polish Championship, with Dick Black Andrychów (women"s team)
Some time later he had car accident caused his heart attack.
Despite the rapid resuscitation he died. An autopsy showed advanced coronary artery disease. Every year (since 2003) is organized Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner, which is three-day tournament for four national teams invited by Poland.
lieutenant is one of the most important and popular volleyball event in Poland.
In 2010 Hubert Wagner joined to International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Five schools and two sports arenas in Poland are named after him.
On March 13, 2002 he left the hotel in Warszawa after a lively discussion at a meeting of members of the Polish Association of Volleyball, which he was secretary.