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Nikos Samaras (1 July 1970 – 4 January 2013) was a
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player, who competed for various Greek, Italian, Spanish and Turkish clubs. Samaras was born in
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. He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe. Many young people turned to volleyball in the 1990s because of him.


Career stats

* 160 caps with the Greece Junior National Team * 263 caps with the Greece National Team


Honours


National team

* 1989 Junior World Championship - 6th place * 1994 FIVB World Championship - 6th place


Clubs

* 1993
Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
- Runner-up, with
Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...
* 1993
Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...
- Runner-up, with
Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...
* 1995
CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...
- Runner-up, with
Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...
* 1997
Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...
- Runner-up, with
Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...
* 1998
Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...
- Runner-up, with
Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...
* 2000
Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
- Champion, with Iraklis Thessaloniki * 2004 Turkish Championship - Runner-up, with Fenerbahçe


Death

Samaras died on Friday 4 January 2013, aged 42, after suffering a brain aneurysm.Greece mourns the death of Nikos Samaras at 42
article on the official webpage of FIVB, 5 January 2013.


References

1970 births 2013 deaths Panathinaikos V.C. players Iraklis V.C. players A.C. Orestias players Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players Greek men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Stuttgart Volleyball players from Orestiada Greek expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Greek expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Greek expatriate sportspeople in Spain Greek expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Spain Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Switzerland {{Greece-volleyball-bio-stub