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Andrija Gerić

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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

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

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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 MontichiariLube 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

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Palmares

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Club

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National team

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  • 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

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References

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  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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