Nikola Grbić

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Nikola Grbić

Nikola Grbić ( Serbian - Cyrillic Никола Грбић ; born September 6, 1973 in Zrenjanin , Vojvodina , Yugoslavia ) (1.94 m) is a former Serbian volleyball player .

Career

He played for many years in the Yugoslav national team, after the separation in the Serbian-Montenegrin and finally in the all-Serbian national team. Nikola Grbic was a setter and was considered one of the best in the world. An interesting aspect of this rating is the fact that his older brother Vladimir Grbić was also one of the best players in the world, namely in the acceptance / external attack position.

Nikola's greatest strength was the unpredictability of his game and the precision and speed of his passes. In addition, he was considered an excellent server with a large number of variants and a very good block player.

National successes

  • 2006 Top Teams Cup
  • 2000 Italian Cup A1
  • 2000 Champions Cup
  • 1999 European Supercup
  • 1999 Italian Cup A1
  • 1998 Cup's Winner Cup
  • 1997 European Supercup
  • 1996 Italian Championship A2

International success

  • Bronze - Olympia Atlanta (1996)
  • Silver - EM in Holland (1997)
  • Silver - World Cup (1998)
  • Gold - Sydney Olympics (2000)
  • Gold - EM Czech Republic (2001)

societies

personal data
SURNAME Grbić, Nikola
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Serbian volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Zrenjanin , Vojvodina, Yugoslavia