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Grbić in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Grbić
Nickname	Vanja
Born	(1970-12-14) 14 December 1970 (age 53) Klek, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Spike	360 cm (140 in)
Block	350 cm (140 in)
Career
Years Teams 1990–1991 1991–1992 1992–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2007 2007–2009 Mladost Zagreb Vojvodina Novi Sad Antonveneta Padova Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo São Paulo Roma Volley Osaka Blazers PAOK Dynamo Moscow Andreoli Latina Fenerbahçe Istanbul
National team
1991–1993 1995–2003 2003–2006  SFR Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia  SCG
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Serbia and Montenegro Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney Team Competition Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Competition World Championship Silver 1998 Japan Team Competition European Championship Gold 2001 Czech Republic Team Competition Silver 1997 Netherlands Team Competition Bronze 1995 Greece Team Competition Bronze 1999 Austria Team Competition World Grand Champions Cup Bronze 2001 Japan Team Competition World Cup Bronze 2003 Japan Team Competition World League Silver 2003 Madrid Team Competition Bronze 2002 Belo Horizonte Team Competition Bronze 2004 Rome Team Competition Mediterranean Games Silver 1991 Athens Team Competition

Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вања Грбић; born 14 December 1970) is a Serbian former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Career

While playing with the national volleyball team of FR Yugoslavia, Grbić won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics with the team of Serbia and Montenegro, finishing fifth.

The Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared Grbić the best sportsman of the year in 1996 and 2000. In 1999 and 2000, he received the Golden Badge, an award for the best athlete in Yugoslavia.

In his career, Grbić made 242 appearances for the national team until his retirement in 2009. Grbić was known for his powerful spikes and excellent passing on the volleyball court. He was also regarded as a sportsman of great character.

Personal life

Grbić's father, Miloš, also played volleyball and was a member of the Yugoslavian national team. His younger brother, Nikola, was also a volleyball player on the national team, and similarly is in the Hall of Fame. Grbić's wife, Sara, is a former karate world champion.

Clubs

Club	Country	From	To
Mladost Zagreb	Yugoslavia	1990	1991
Vojvodina Novi Sad	Yugoslavia	1991	1992
Antonveneta Padova	Italy	1992	1995
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo	Italy	1995	1997
São Paulo	Brazil	1997	1998
Roma Volley	Italy	1998	2001
Osaka Blazers	Japan	2001	2002
P.A.O.K.	Greece	2002	2003
Dynamo Moscow	Russia	2003	2004
Andreoli Latina	Italy	2004	2007
Fenerbahçe Istanbul	Turkey	2007	2009