Vladimir Grbić
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.
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| Full name | Vladimir Grbić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1970 Klek, Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 360 cm (140 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 350 cm (140 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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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 disatisifed 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 |
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| Mladost Zagreb | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vladimir Grbić. |
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191129074902/http://www.espn.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0930/794098.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Niša od angažmana Vanje Grbića u Iranu;Blic, 31 December 2010
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| Preceded by Dejan Bodiroga |
%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia1999, 2000 |
Succeeded by Aleksandar Šoštar |
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| Preceded by Igor Milanović |
Flagbearer for FR Yugoslavia Sydney 2000 |
Succeeded by Dejan Bodiroga (for Serbia and Montenegro) |
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