Nikos Samaras

Nikolas Samaras
Nikolas Samaras
Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	1 July 1970; Stuttgart, West Germany
Died	4 January 2013 (aged 43); Athens, Greece
Height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
Number	9 (national team)
Career
1988–1998; 1998–1999; 1999–2000; 2000–2002; 2002–2003; 2003–2004; 2004–2005; 2005–2006; 2006–2008; 2008–2010; 2010–2012; 2012–2013	Orestiada; Sira Cucine Falconara; Iraklis Thessaloniki; Panathinaikos; AEK; Fenerbahçe; Sevilla; Rethymno; Chênois; Ethnikos Alexandroupolis; Milon; Lemnos
National team
	Greece

Nikos Samaras (1 July 1970 – 4 January 2013) was a Greek volleyball player, who competed for various Greek, Italian, Spanish and Turkish clubs.^[1]

Samaras was born in Stuttgart.^{[citation needed]} He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe.^[2] 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 - Runner-up, with Orestiada
1993 Greek Championship - Runner-up, with Orestiada
1995 CEV Cup - Runner-up, with Orestiada
1997 Greek Championship - Runner-up, with Orestiada
1998 Greek Championship - Runner-up, with Orestiada
2000 Greek Cup - 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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Σοκ!! Πέθανε ο Νίκος Σαμαράς! (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ Το τελευταίο καρφί (in Greek). protagon.gr. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ Obituary Greece's former team captain Nikos Samaras, article on the official webpage of the Greek Volleyball Federation.
^ Former Greece volleyball captain Nikos Samaras, dies aged 42 Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, article on SportSun.org, 5 January 2013.
^ Greece mourns the death of Nikos Samaras at 42, article on the official webpage of FIVB, 5 January 2013.

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[1] Σοκ!! Πέθανε ο Νίκος Σαμαράς! (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[2] Το τελευταίο καρφί (in Greek). protagon.gr. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[3] Obituary Greece's former team captain Nikos Samaras, article on the official webpage of the Greek Volleyball Federation.

[4] Former Greece volleyball captain Nikos Samaras, dies aged 42 Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, article on SportSun.org, 5 January 2013.

[5] Greece mourns the death of Nikos Samaras at 42, article on the official webpage of FIVB, 5 January 2013.

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