Igor Omrčen

Igor Omrčen
Omrčen in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1980-09-26) 26 September 1980 (age 44)[1] Split, Croatia
Height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)[1]
Spike	359 cm (141 in)[1]
Block	340 cm (134 in)[1]

Igor Omrčen (born 26 September 1980 in Split) is a retired volleyball player from Croatia. He twice became top scorer at the Men's European Volleyball League: in 2004 and 2006. Omrčen played as a professional in Italy for 12 years.[2][3] In 2019, Omrčen ended his career playing in Japan's V.League for Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza.[4][5]

Omrčen has been described as the greatest Croatian volleyball player of all time.[6][3]

References

1. "Reprezentacija Hrvatske - Seniori". hos.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
2. "Igor Omrčen je kandidat za najboljeg odbojkaša u Italiji".
3. "Hrvatski razarač postao japanski imperator".
4. "The end of a great career – Igor Omrcen says goodbye to volleyball". 24 March 2019.
5. "STEKAO JE STATUS BOŽANSTVA! U JAPANU POTEKLE SUZE NA OPROŠTAJU POZNATOG HRVATSKOG SPORTAŠA 'Kofera mi je preko glave, sve ću ih pobacati...'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
6. "Najveći hrvatski odbojkaš svih vremena završio profesionalnu karijeru: 'Hvala na svemu!'".

External links

• Igor Omrčen at the European Volleyball Confederation