Andrija Gerić

Andrija Gerić
Personal information
Born (1977-01-24) January 24, 1977
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Spike 350 cm (140 in)
Block 323 cm (127 in)
Volleyball information
Position Middle Blocker
National team
1995–2003
2003–2006
2006–2009		Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Serbia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
1998 Japan
European Championship
2001 Czech Republic
1997 Netherlands
1999 Austria
2005 ITA / SCG
2007 Russia
World Grand Champions Cup
2001 Japan
World Cup
2003 Japan
World League
2003 Madrid
2005 Belgrade
2008 Rio de Janeiro
2009 Belgrade
2002 Belo Horizonte
2004 Rome

Andrija Gerić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Герић, pronounced [ǎndrija ɡěːritɕ]; born January 24, 1977 in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) 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.

Gerić made a debut for the national team on July 7, 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.

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

Individual awards

External links

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