Paul Lotman

Paul Lotman
Personal information
Full namePaul Michael Lotman
Born (1985-11-03) November 3, 1985 (age 39)
Lakewood, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)
College / UniversityLong Beach State University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2004–2008
2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2015
2015–2016
2017–2018
2018–2019
Long Beach State Beach
Plataneros de Corozal
PAOK Thessaloniki
Stade Poitevin Poitiers
Marmi Lanza Verona
Asseco Resovia
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Jakarta BNI Taplus
Calicut Heroes
National team
2008–2022 United States
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's volleyball
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Japan
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2014 Florence
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rio de Janeiro
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Winnipeg
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2009 Puerto Rico
Silver medal – second place 2011 Puerto Rico
Men's beach volleyball
World Tour
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Dubai

Paul Michael Lotman (born November 3, 1985) is an American former professional volleyball player. He was part of the U.S. national team, and a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012. The 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner.

Personal life

Lotman was born in Lakewood, California. His parents are Kathleen and Albert Lotman (his father died in 2011). He has two older brothers, Mark and Steven, and an older sister Shelley. He attended Los Alamitos High School (1999–2003). He graduated from California State University, Long Beach (better known as Long Beach State) in 2008 with a degree in sociology. In August 2011 he married Jasmine.[1] On December 20, 2016 his wife gave birth to their son Leif Albert Lotman.

Career

Club

In 2011 he joined the Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.[2] With the club from Rzeszów he won three titles of Polish Champion (2012, 2013, 2015), Polish SuperCup and the silver medal of CEV Cup 2012. On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, including Lotman, achieved silver medal of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League.[3] He left Asseco Resovia in May 2015. In June 2015 he moved to German team Berlin Recycling Volleys.[4] In 2017 he moved to Indonesian volleyball club Jakarta BNI Taplus for 2017/2018 season.

National team

Lotman made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2012 Olympics in London.

Coaching

In 2019, Lotman began working as a volunteer assistant coach with the UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team.

Honors

Club

Individual awards

  • 2016: CEV Cup – Most valuable player

References

  1. ^ Lotman’s Wedding Pics – volleywood.net – August 23, 2011
  2. ^ Paul Lotman kolejnym przyjmującym w Rzeszowie Archived April 4, 2014, at archive.today – volley24.pl – 2011-05-18
  3. ^ Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan! – cev.eu – March 29, 2015
  4. ^ Paul Lotman siatkarzem Berlin Recycling Volleys – onet.pl – June 18, 2015