Jenia Grebennikov
Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French volleyball player of Russian descent, member of the France men's national volleyball team and Italian club Leo Shoes Modena, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League (2015, 2017).[1]
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Born | Rennes, France | 13 August 1990||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||
Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
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Position | Libero | ||||
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Number | 10 | ||||
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Personal life
Jenia Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Russian volleyball player and coach. He married his long-time girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018.[2]
Career
Clubs
In April 2015 he signed a contract with Italian Cucine Lube Civitanova.[3]
National team
Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland.[4] France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place.[5] Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament.[6] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[7] He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- CEV Champions League
2015/2016 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2016/2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2017/2018 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- FIVB Club World Championship
Poland 2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Poland 2018 – with Trentino Volley
- CEV Cup
2018/2019 – with Trentino Volley
- National championships
- 2011/2012
French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
- 2013/2014
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2013/2014
German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2014/2015
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2014/2015
German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2016/2017
Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2016/2017
Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2017/2018
Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2011/2012
Individual awards
- 2011: French Championship – Best Libero
- 2012: French Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2012: French Championship – Best Libero
- 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best Libero
- 2015: CEV European Championship – Best Libero
- 2016: CEV Champions League – Best Libero
- 2016: FIVB World League – Best Libero
- 2017: CEV Champions League – Best Libero
- 2017: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Libero
- 2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Libero
- 2018: CEV Champions League – Best Libero
- 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best Libero
- 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Libero
External links
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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References
- "Player – Jenia Grebennikov". FIVB. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "Jenia Grebennikov Is NOW MARRIED!!!". www.volleywood.net. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
- France - team profile - fivb.org
- Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015