Nikos Samaras
Greek volleyball player (1970–2013)
Nikolas Samaras | |||||
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Nationality | Greek | ||||
Born | (1970-07-01)1 July 1970 Stuttgart, West Germany | ||||
Died | (2013-01-04)4 January 2013 (aged 43) Athens, Greece | ||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||
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Number | 9 (national team) | ||||
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Nikos Samaras (1 July 1970 – 4 January 2013) was a Greek volleyball player, who competed for various Greek, Italian, Spanish and Turkish clubs.[1]
Samaras was born in Stuttgart.[citation needed] He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe.[2] 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 -
Runner-up, with Orestiada
- 1993 Greek Championship -
Runner-up, with Orestiada
- 1995 CEV Cup -
Runner-up, with Orestiada
- 1997 Greek Championship -
Runner-up, with Orestiada
- 1998 Greek Championship -
Runner-up, with Orestiada
- 2000 Greek Cup -
Champion, with Iraklis Thessaloniki
- 2004 Turkish Championship -
Runner-up, with Fenerbahçe
Death
Samaras died on Friday 4 January 2013, aged 42, after suffering a brain aneurysm.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Σοκ!! Πέθανε ο Νίκος Σαμαράς! (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Το τελευταίο καρφί (in Greek). protagon.gr. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Obituary Greece's former team captain Nikos Samaras, article on the official webpage of the Greek Volleyball Federation.
- ^ Former Greece volleyball captain Nikos Samaras, dies aged 42 Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, article on SportSun.org, 5 January 2013.
- ^ Greece mourns the death of Nikos Samaras at 42, article on the official webpage of FIVB, 5 January 2013.
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