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Nikolaos Smaragdis Greek Νικόλαος Σμαραγδής
portrait
Date of birth	February 12, 1982
place of birth	Thessaloniki , Greece
size	2.02 m
position	Middle block
societies
1996–1999 1999–2003 2003–2006 2006–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2015 2015–2017 2018 2018–	Aris Thessaloniki PAOK Thessaloniki Panathinaikos Athens Iraklis Thessaloniki Panathinaikos Athens Iraklis Thessaloniki Olympiacos Piraeus Foinikas Syros PAOK Thessaloniki Iraklis Thessaloniki Olympiacos Piraeus
National team
	Greece
As of February 25, 2019

Nikolaos Smaragdis ( Greek Νικόλαος Σμαραγδής , born February 12, 1982 in Thessaloniki ) is a Greek volleyball player .

Nikolaos Smaragdis, who plays in the position of middle blocker at a height of 2.02 m, began his career in 1996 with the Greek first division club Aris Thessaloniki , where he played for three years and won the Greek championship in 1997. In the summer of 1999, Smaragdis moved to city rivals PAOK Thessaloniki before signing a three-year contract with the top club Panathinaikos Athens four years later . With Panathinaikos, Smaragdis was able to reach two other championships (2004, 2006) and the final 4 tournament of the Top Teams Cup , with Athens finally taking third place. In 2006 Smaragdis moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki , where he won two further championships and two Supercups in the following three years. In 2009/10 he was back under contract with Panathinaikos.

Nikolaos Smaragdis also played in the Greek national team and took part in the 2006 World Cup with them.

title

• Greek champion : 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
• Greek Cup Winner: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Greek League Cup: 2013
• Greek Super Cup: 2007, 2008

Web links

• Nikolaos Smaragdis at the Greek Volleyball Federation (Greek)
• Nikolaos Smaragdis in the database of the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (English)