Vladimir Grbić

Vladimir Grbić
Grbić in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Grbić
Born	(1970-12-14) 14 December 1970 Klek, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Spike	360 cm (140 in)
Block	350 cm (140 in)
Career
Years Teams 1990–1991 1991–1992 1992–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2007 2007–2009 Mladost Zagreb Vojvodina Novi Sad Antonveneta Padova Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo São Paulo Roma Volley Osaka Blazers PAOK Dynamo Moscow Andreoli Latina Fenerbahçe Istanbul
National team
1991–1993 1995–2003 2003–2006 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro
Honours Men's Volleyball Representing Serbia and Montenegro Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team Competition 1996 Atlanta Team Competition World Championship 1998 Japan Team Competition European Championship 2001 Czech Republic Team Competition 1997 Netherlands Team Competition 1995 Greece Team Competition 1999 Austria Team Competition World Grand Champions Cup 2001 Japan Team Competition World Cup 2003 Japan Team Competition World League 2003 Madrid Team Competition 2002 Belo Horizonte Team Competition 2004 Rome Team Competition Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens Team Competition

Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вања Грбић; born 14 December 1970) is a Serbian former volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He is Nikola Grbić's brother and was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Career

With the national volleyball team of FR Yugoslavia, Grbić won a gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in 1996 at Atlanta.

The Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared Grbić the best sportsman of the year in 1996 and 2000. In 1999 and 2000, he received the Golden Badge, an award for the best athlete in Yugoslavia.

In December 2010, Grbić 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 dissatisfied saying that terms promised to him were not met and ended up not signing the contract.

Grbić played a total of 242 matches for the national team until his retirement in 2009 at the age of 38. Grbić was known for his powerful attacks and precision passing on the volleyball court. He also was regarded as a sportsman of great character.

Personal life

Grbić's father, Miloš Grbić, also played volleyball and was a member of the Yugoslavian national team. Grbić's wife, Sara Grbić-Peković, practices karate.

Clubs

Club	Country	From	To
Mladost Zagreb	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

• Player profile at fenerbahce.org