Andrija Gerić

Andrija Gerić
Personal information
Born (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977
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 place2000 SydneyTeam
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1998 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place2001 JapanTeam
World League
Bronze medal – third place2002 Belo HorizonteTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2001 Czech RepublicTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 NetherlandsTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 GreeceTeam
Bronze medal – third place1999 AustriaTeam
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2003 JapanTeam
World League
Silver medal – second place2003 MadridTeam
Silver medal – second place2005 BelgradeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 RomeTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2005 Italy/Serbia and MontenegroTeam
Representing  Serbia
World League
Silver medal – second place2008 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 BelgradeTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2007 RussiaTeam

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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