Andrija Gerić ( sr-cyrl, Андрија Герић, ; born 24 January 1977) is a retired Serbian volleyball player who played on middle blocker position. Both in the club and in the national team he wore number 12.

Career

Gerić made a debut for the national team on 7 July 1995 in

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when FR Yugoslavia defeated Greece 0-3. In 2000 in Sydney the Yugoslav national team (members of which were also

Vladimir Grbić Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić ( sr-cyrl, 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 a member of the Volley ...

Nikola Grbić Nikola Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Грбић; born 6 September 1973) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, who is currently serving as head coach for the Poland national team. The Olympic Champion Sydney 2000, a bro ...

Goran Vujević Goran Vujević ( sr-cyr, Горан Вујевић; born 27 February 1973) is a Serbian-Montenegrin volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, offici ...

Ivan Miljković Ivan Miljković ( sr-cyrl, Иван Миљковић ; born 13 September 1979) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team in 1998–2012, Olympic Champion 2000, European Champion (2001, 2011), medalist o ...

) won the Olympic gold medal. During his club's career he played for

OK Vojvodina Odbojkaški klub Vojvodina ( en, Volleyball Club Vojvodina) is a professional volleyball team based in Novi Sad, Serbia. It plays in the Wiener Städtische League. Honours and achievements National Championships – 19 * Champion of Yugoslavia ...

, Bossini Montichiari‚ Lube Banca Marche Macerata and Icom Latina from

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Panathinaikos VC Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

from

and Fenerbahçe from

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. He won Champions League,

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, domestic Championships of

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and

, as well as Serbian and Italian domestic Cup.

Career

* 1993–99 OK Vojvodina Novi Sad * 1999-01 Bossini Montichiari * 2001-02 Lube Banca Marche Macerata * 2002-03 Icom Latina * 2003-08 Lube Banca Marche Macerata * 2008-09

Panathinaikos Athens Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club b ...

* 2009-10 Top Volley Latina * 2010-11 Fenerbahçe Istanbul * 2011-12 OK Vojvodina Novi Sad

Palmares

Club

* Champions League: 2002 *

: 2005, 2006 * Serbian Championship: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 * Serbian Cup: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2012 * Italian Championship: 2006 * Italian Cup: 2008 *

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: 2011

National team

* Olympic gold medal: 2000 * Olympic bronze medal: 1996 * World Championship's silver medal: 1998 * European Championship's gold medal: 2001 * European Championship's silver medal: 1997 * European Championship's bronze medal: 2005, 2007 * World League's silver medal: 2003, 2006, 2008

Individual awards

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2000: best blocker * World League 2003: best blocker * World League 2003: best server *

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2003: best blocker * Best Sportsman of Vojvodina: 2003

External links

Profile at Lube Banca Macerata website

Profile at FIVB website

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