Nikola Grbić

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Nikola Grbić
Personal information
Full name Nikola Grbić
Born (1973-09-06) September 6, 1973
Klek, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Honours
Men's Volleyball
Competitor for  Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro/ Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney
Bronze 1996 Atlanta
World Championship
Silver 1998 Japan
Bronze 2010 Italy
European Championship
Gold 2001 Czech Republic
Silver 1997 Netherlands
Bronze 1995 Greece
Bronze 1999 Austria
Bronze 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro
Bronze 2007 Russia
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze 2001 Japan
World Cup
Bronze 2003 Japan
World League
Silver 2003 Madrid
Silver 2005 Belgrade
Silver 2008 Rio de Janeiro
Silver 2009 Belgrade
Bronze 2002 Belo Horizonte
Bronze 2004 Rome

Nikola Grbić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Грбић; born September 6, 1973) is a Serbian volleyball player. He was born at Klek, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now part of Serbia. Standing at 1,95 m, he plays setter. He is the younger brother of Vladimir Grbić, who also played volleyball on the highest level.

With Yugoslavian national team he won gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in 1996 at Atlanta. His international victories include a silver medal in the 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship and a bronze medal and a gold medal in the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship, as well as a gold at the 2001 European Championship.

Clubs

Club Country From To
Gik Banat  SFR Yugoslavia 1987–1988 1989–1990
Vojvodina Novi Sad  FR Yugoslavia 1993–1994 1993–1994
Gabeca Galatron Montichiari  Italy 1994–1995 1994–1995
TNT Traco Catania  Italy 1995–1996 1995–1996
Gabeca Fad Montichiari  Italy 1996–1997 1996–1997
TNT Alpitour Cuneo  Italy 1997–1998 1998–1999
Sisley Treviso  Italy 1999–2000 1999–2000
Asystel Milano  Italy 2000–2001 2002–2003
Copra Piacenza  Italy 2003–2004 2006–2007
Itas Diatec Trentino  Italy 2007–2008 2008–2009
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo  Italy 2009–2010 ~

Palmares

Club

  • 3 Coppa Italia (1999, 2000, 2010)
  • 1 European Cup Winners' (1998)
  • 2 European Supercup (1997, 2000)
  • 1 Cup of Champions (2000)
  • 1 Top Teams Cup (2006)
  • 2 Scudetto (2008, 2010)
  • 1 Champions League (2009)
  • 1 CEV Cup (2010)
  • 1 Italian Supercup (2010)

National team

  • 1 Gold medal Olympic Games (2000)
  • 1 Bronze medal Olympic Games (1996)
  • 1 Silver medal World Championship (1998)
  • 1 Bronze medal World Championship (2010)
  • 1 Gold medal European Championship (2001)
  • 1 Silver medal European Championship (1997)
  • 4 Bronze medals European Championship (1995, 1999, 2005, 2007)
  • 4 Silver medal World League (2003, 2005, 2008, 2009)
  • 2 Bronze medal World League (2002, 2004)
  • 1 Bronze medal World Cup (2003)
  • 1 Bronze medal World Grand Champions Cup (2001)

Individual awards

  • 1997 Yugoslav Olympic Committee award for best sportsman[1]
  • 1997 Best European Player
  • 1997 European Championship "Best Setter"
  • 2001 European Championship "Best Setter"
  • 2003 European Championship "Best Setter"
  • 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Setter"
  • 2005 European Championship "Best Setter"
  • "2009 World League "Best Setter""
  • 2010 FIVB World Championship "Best Setter"
  • 2010 Best Sportsman of Vojvodina
  • Serbia's sport association "May Award"

External links

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.oks.org.rs/?page_id=462&lang=sr-latn
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dejan Brđović		 Yugoslavia / Serbia captain
1999 – 2010 		Succeeded by
Ivan Miljković
Sportswoman of The Year
Sportsman of The Year
Young Athlete of The Year
Women's Team of The Year
Men's Team of The Year
Coach of The Year
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