Vladimir Grbić

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Vladimir Grbić
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Personal information
Full nameVladimir Grbić
Born (1970-12-14) 14 December 1970 (age 51)
Klek, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike360 cm (140 in)
Block350 cm (140 in)
National team
1991–1993
1995–2003
2003–2006		 Yugoslavia
 FR Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro
Honours
Men's Volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Japan Team Competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Czech Republic Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1997 Netherlands Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Greece Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Austria Team Competition
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Japan Team Competition
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Japan Team Competition
World League
Silver medal – second place 2003 Madrid Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belo Horizonte Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rome Team Competition
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens Team Competition

Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Грбић Вања; born 14 December 1970) is a former Serbian volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He is Nikola Grbić's brother and a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Career[]

With the national volleyball team of FR Yugoslavia, he won a gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in 1996 at Atlanta.[1]

Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared Grbić the best sportsman of the year in 1996 and 2000,[2] and in the 1999 and 2000, he received a Golden Badge, award for best athlete in Yugoslavia.

In December 2010, he briefly considered making a comeback to the sport at the age of 40 due to an offer from Iran. Grbić visited the country in late December but came back dissatisfied saying that terms promised to him were not met and ended up not signing the contract. Vladimir and Nikola's father Miloš Grbić was also into volleyball and was a team member Yugoslavia. Vladimir's wife Sara Grbić-Peković dealt with karate.[3] Vladimir played in a total of 242 matches for his National Team until his retirement in 2009 at the age of 38. Vladimir Grbić was known for his powerful attacks and precision passing on the volleyball court, but was a true sportsman representing Yugoslavia and then Serbia with the highest of moral standards and his exceptional character.

Clubs[]

Club Country From To
Mladost Zagreb  Yugoslavia 1990 1991
Vojvodina Novi Sad  Yugoslavia 1991 1992
Antonveneta Padova  Italy 1992 1995
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo  Italy 1995 1997
São Paulo  Brazil 1997 1998
Roma Volley  Italy 1998 2001
Osaka Blazers  Japan 2001 2002
P.A.O.K.  Greece 2002 2003
Dynamo Moscow  Russia 2003 2004
Andreoli Latina  Italy 2004 2007
Fenerbahçe Istanbul  Turkey 2007 2009

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Summer Olympics 2000 Yugoslavia wins first gold medal". Archived from the original on 2019-11-29.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Niša od angažmana Vanje Grbića u Iranu[permanent dead link];Blic, 31 December 2010
Awards
Preceded by Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1999, 2000 		Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  FR Yugoslavia
Sydney 2000 		Succeeded by
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