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| Born | 6 September 1973 Klek, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| College(s) | BK University – Management in Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikola Grbić (born September 6, 1973) is a famous Serbian volleyball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Poland national team. Nikola is known for winning a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also has many medals from World Championships, European Championships, and the World League. Many people think he is one of the best volleyball players ever. He was even added to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Nikola Grbić: A Player's Journey
Playing for Clubs
Nikola Grbić started playing for Gabeca Montichiari in 1994. This began a long 13-year career where he played for eight different teams in Italy. During this time, he helped his teams win eight league titles. He also won two Championship titles in Italy and one in Russia. Nikola also achieved two CEV Euro Champions League titles.
Playing for His Country
Grbić joined the senior national team in 1991 when he was just 18 years old. He couldn't play for a few years (1992–1994) because of an international ban.
When he returned, he helped Yugoslavia win a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1997, he was named the Best Setter at the European Championship, where Yugoslavia won a silver medal. He also led Yugoslavia to a silver medal at the FIVB World Championship in Japan in 1998.
Nikola was the captain of his national team from 1999 to 2010. He led Yugoslavia to a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They won against Russia in a very strong three-set match. Later, he helped Serbia win a bronze medal at the 2010 FIVB World Championship in Italy. He was named the Best Setter of that tournament.
Nikola Grbić: A Coach's Journey
In May 2014, Nikola Grbić became the head coach for the Italian club Sir Safety Perugia. On February 3, 2015, he was announced as the new head coach for the Serbia men's national volleyball team.
Grbić led Serbia to a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB World League. The next year, he guided Serbia to a gold medal at the 2016 FIVB World League. This was a huge win because Serbia had lost in the World League final five times before. Finally, after many silver and bronze medals, they won the gold!
About Nikola Grbić's Life
Nikola Grbić was born in Klek. He has an older brother, Vladimir, who was also a professional volleyball player. Nikola is married to Stanislava, and they have two sons named Matija and Miloš.
Major Achievements and Awards
As a Player
- Olympic Games
Gold medal: 2000 Sydney
Bronze medal: 1996 Atlanta
- FIVB World Championship
Silver medal: 1998 Japan- Bronze medal: 2010 Italy
- CEV European Championship
Gold medal: 2001 Czech Republic
Silver medal: 1997 Netherlands
Bronze medal: 1995 Greece, 1999 Austria, 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro, 2007 Russia
- CEV Champions League
- Gold medal: 2000 (with Sisley Treviso), 2009 (with Trentino Volley)
- Domestic Championships
Serbian and Montenegrin Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994 (with Vojvodina Novi Sad)- Italian Championship: 2008 (with Itas Diatec Trentino), 2010 (with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo)
- Russian Championship: 2014 (with Zenit Kazan)
As a Coach
- Olympic Games
- Silver medal: 2024 Paris (with Poland)
- FIVB World Championship
- Silver medal: 2022 Poland/Slovenia (with Poland)
- FIVB World League
- Gold medal: 2016 Kraków (with Serbia)
- Silver medal: 2015 Rio de Janeiro (with Serbia)
- FIVB Nations League
- Gold medal: 2023 Gdańsk (with Poland)
- Bronze medal: 2022 Bologna (with Poland), 2024 Łódź (with Poland)
- CEV European Championship
- Gold medal: 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel (with Poland)
- Bronze medal: 2017 Poland (with Serbia)
- CEV Champions League
- Gold medal: 2021 (with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle)
Individual Awards
- Best Setter Awards: Nikola won "Best Setter" many times at different championships, including the European Championship (1997, 2001, 2003, 2005), FIVB World Cup (2003), FIVB World League (2009), and FIVB World Championship (2010).
- Sportsman of the Year: He was named Sportsman of the Year by the Olympic Committee of Serbia in 1997.
- Coach of the Year: He received the Coach of the Year award from Przegląd Sportowy in 2023.
State Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland: Nikola received this special award in 2024.
See also
In Spanish: Nikola Grbić para niños
- Matches of Serbian men's volleyball national team conducted by Nikola Grbić
