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Nikos Samaras

Nikos Samaras

Greek volleyball player

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

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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

Clubs

Death

Samaras died on Friday 4 January 2013, aged 42, after suffering a brain aneurysm.[3][4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Σοκ!! Πέθανε ο Νίκος Σαμαράς! (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. [2]
    Το τελευταίο καρφί (in Greek). protagon.gr. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  3. [3]
    Obituary Greece's former team captain Nikos Samaras, article on the official webpage of the Greek Volleyball Federation.
  4. [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. [5]
    Greece mourns the death of Nikos Samaras at 42, article on the official webpage of FIVB, 5 January 2013.
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