Nikos Samaras

Nikos Samaras (1 July 1970 – 4 January 2013) was a Greek volleyball player, who competed for various Greek, Italian, Spanish and Turkish clubs.[1]

Nikolas Samaras
Personal information
NationalityGreece
Born(1970-07-01)1 July 1970
Stuttgart, West Germany
Died(2013-01-04)4 January 2013 (aged 43)
Athens, Greece
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
Number9 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1988–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–2010
2010–2012
2012–2013		 Orestiada
Sira Cucine Falconara
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Panathinaikos
AEK
Fenerbahçe
Sevilla
Rethymno
Chênois
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Milon
Lemnos
National team
Greece

Samaras was born in Stuttgart. He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe. A real legend for Greek volleyball, he used to hit the ball with amazing technique and power.[2] Many young people turned to volleyball in the 1990s because of him.

Career stats
  • 160 caps with the Greece Junior National Team
  • 263 caps with the Greece National Team

Honours

National team

Clubs

Death

Samaras died on Friday 4 January 2013, aged 42, after suffering a brain aneurysm.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Σοκ!! Πέθανε ο Νίκος Σαμαράς! (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. Το τελευταίο καρφί (in Greek). protagon.gr. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  3. Obituary Greece's former team captain Nikos Samaras, article on the official webpage of the Greek Volleyball Federation.
  4. Former Greece volleyball captain Nikos Samaras, dies aged 42 Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, article on SportSun.org, 5 January 2013.
  5. Greece mourns the death of Nikos Samaras at 42, article on the official webpage of FIVB, 5 January 2013.
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