Igor Omrčen (born 26 September 1980 in

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) is a retired

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player from

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. He twice became top scorer at the

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: in 2004 and 2006. Omrčen played as a professional in

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for 12 years. In 2019, Omrčen ended his career playing in Japan's V.League for

Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza The Wolf Dogs Nagoya () are a men's volleyball team based in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. They play in the V.Premier League. History The club was founded in 1961 by the workers of Toyoda Gosei, one of the Toyota Motor group companies. They initiall ...

. Omrčen has been described as the greatest Croatian volleyball player of all time.

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* 1980 births Living people Croatian men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Split, Croatia Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Japan {{Croatia-volleyball-bio-stub