Andrija Gerić

Andrija Gerić
Personal information
Born (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977 (age 47)
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb)
Spike350 cm (140 in)
Block323 cm (127 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
National team
1995–2003
2003–2006
2006–2009		Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia Serbia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Japan Team
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belo Horizonte Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Czech Republic Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Netherlands Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Greece Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Austria Team
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Japan Team
World League
Silver medal – second place 2003 Madrid Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rome Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro Team
Representing  Serbia
World League
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Russia Team

Andrija Gerić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Герић, pronounced [ǎndrija ɡěːritɕ]; born 24 January 1977) is a retired Serbian volleyball player who played on middle blocker position. Both in the club and in the national team he wore number 12.

Career

Gerić made a debut for the national team on 7 July 1995 in Greece when FR Yugoslavia defeated Greece 0-3. In 2000 in Sydney the Yugoslav national team (members of which were also Vladimir Grbić, Nikola Grbić, Goran Vujević, Ivan Miljković) won the Olympic gold medal.[1]

During his club's career he played for OK Vojvodina, Bossini Montichiari‚ Lube Banca Marche Macerata and Icom Latina from Italy, Panathinaikos VC from Greece and Fenerbahçe from Turkey. He won Champions League, CEV Cup, domestic Championships of Serbia, Italy and Turkey, as well as Serbian and Italian domestic Cup.

Career

Palmares

Club

National team

  • Olympic gold medal: 2000
  • Olympic bronze medal: 1996
  • World Championship's silver medal: 1998
  • European Championship's gold medal: 2001
  • European Championship's silver medal: 1997
  • European Championship's bronze medal: 2005, 2007
  • World League's silver medal: 2003, 2006, 2008

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrija Gerić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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