Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вања Грбић; born 14 December 1970) is a Serbian former

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player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He is Nikola Grbić's brother and a member of the

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Career

With the national volleyball team of

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, he won a gold medal in the

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and a bronze medal in

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at Atlanta.

Yugoslav Olympic Committee The Yugoslav Olympic Committee ( hr, Jugoslavenski olimpijski komitet; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенски олимпијски комитет, Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet, separator=" / "; sl, Jugoslovanski оlimpijski кomite; mk, Ј� ...

declared Grbić the best sportsman of the year in

and

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, and in the

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and

, he received a

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, award for best athlete in

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. In December 2010, he 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. Vladimir and Nikola's father Miloš Grbić was also into volleyball and was a team member Yugoslavia. Vladimir's wife Sara Grbić-Peković dealt with karate.Niša od angažmana Vanje Grbića u Iranu
''Blic'', 31 December 2010 Vladimir played in a total of 242 matches for his National Team until his retirement in 2009 at the age of 38. Vladimir Grbić was known for his powerful attacks and precision passing on the volleyball court, but was a true sportsman representing Yugoslavia and then Serbia with the highest of moral standards and his exceptional character.

Clubs

External links

Player profile at fenerbahce.org

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grbic, Vladimir 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Zrenjanin Serbian men's volleyball players Yugoslav men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Yugoslavia Olympic volleyball players of Serbia and Montenegro Olympic gold medalists for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Olympic bronze medalists for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics PAOK V.C. players Fenerbahçe volleyballers Olympic medalists in volleyball European champions for Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate volleyball players in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball