Nikos Samaras (1 July 1970 – 4 January 2013) was a
Greek
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volleyball
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player, who competed for various Greek, Italian, Spanish and Turkish clubs.
Samaras was born in
Stuttgart
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. He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe. Many young people turned to volleyball in the 1990s because of him.
Career stats
* 160 caps with the Greece Junior National Team
* 263 caps with the Greece National Team
Honours
National team
* 1989
Junior World Championship - 6th place
* 1994
FIVB World Championship - 6th place
Clubs
* 1993
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most im ...
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![Gorm silver cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Gorm_silver_cup.jpg)
Runner-up, with
Orestiada
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* 1993
Greek Championship
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![Gorm silver cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Gorm_silver_cup.jpg)
Runner-up, with
Orestiada
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* 1995
CEV Cup
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![Gorm silver cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Gorm_silver_cup.jpg)
Runner-up, with
Orestiada
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* 1997
Greek Championship
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![Gorm silver cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Gorm_silver_cup.jpg)
Runner-up, with
Orestiada
Orestiada ( el, Ορεστιάδα, formerly , ''Nea Orestiás''), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne after the ...
* 1998
Greek Championship
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![Gorm silver cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Gorm_silver_cup.jpg)
Runner-up, with
Orestiada
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* 2000
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most im ...
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![Simple cup icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Simple_cup_icon.svg)
Champion, with
Iraklis Thessaloniki
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* 2004
Turkish Championship
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![Gorm silver cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Gorm_silver_cup.jpg)
Runner-up, with
Fenerbahçe
Death
Samaras died on Friday 4 January 2013, aged 42, after suffering a brain aneurysm.
Greece mourns the death of Nikos Samaras at 42
article on the official webpage of FIVB, 5 January 2013.
References
1970 births
2013 deaths
Panathinaikos V.C. players
Iraklis V.C. players
A.C. Orestias players
Fenerbahçe volleyballers
Greek men's volleyball players
Sportspeople from Stuttgart
Volleyball players from Orestiada
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