| Birth date | 24 January 1977 (age 49) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) |
| Spike | 350 cm (140 in) |
| Block | 323 cm (127 in) |
| Position | Middle Blocker |
| Nationalyears | 1995–2003 2003–2006 2006–2009 |
| Nationalteam | FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
Andrija Gerić (Sr-cyrl: Андрија Герић, 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
- 1993–99 OK Vojvodina Novi Sad
- 1999-01 Bossini Montichiari
- 2001-02 Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2002-03 Icom Latina
- 2003-08 Lube Banca Marche Macerata
- 2008-09 Panathinaikos Athens
- 2009-10 Top Volley Latina
- 2010-11 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
- 2011-12 OK Vojvodina Novi Sad
Palmares
Club
- Champions League: 2002
- CEV Cup: 2005, 2006
- Serbian Championship: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Serbian Cup: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2012
- Italian Championship: 2006
- Italian Cup: 2008
- Turkish Championship: 2011
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
- Olympic Games 2000: best blocker
- World League 2003: best blocker
- World League 2003: best server
- World Cup 2003: best blocker
- Best Sportsman of Vojvodina: 2003
References
External links
- Andrija Gerić at FIVB.org Olympics 2008
- Andrija Gerić at Lube Banca Macerata website Archived 26 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Andrija Geric personal website (archived)