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 Stuttgart. 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 ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most i ...

Runner-up, with

Orestiada Orestiada ( el, Ορεστιάδα, formerly , ''Nea Orestiás''), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne after the ...

* 1993 Greek Championship - Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with

* 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 CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed ...

Runner-up, with

* 1997 Greek Championship - Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with

* 1998 Greek Championship - Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with

* 2000

Champion, with Iraklis Thessaloniki * 2004 Turkish Championship - Gorm silver cup

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 volleyballers Greek men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Stuttgart Volleyball players from Orestiada {{Greece-volleyball-bio-stub