| Nationality | Greek |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1 July 1970 |
| Birth place | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Death date | 4 January 2013 (aged 43) |
| Death place | Athens, Greece |
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Currentnumber | 9 (national team) |
| Years | 1988–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 |
| Teams | Orestiada Sira Cucine Falconara Iraklis Thessaloniki Panathinaikos AEK Fenerbahçe Sevilla Rethymno Chênois Ethnikos Alexandroupolis Milon Lemnos |
| Nationalteam | Greece |
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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][2] He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe.[3] 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.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "el:Σοκ!! Πέθανε ο Νίκος Σαμαράς!" (in Greek). sport24.gr. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "GRE M: Nikolaos Samaras passed away WorldOfVolley". WorldOfVolley. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ^ "el:Το τελευταίο καρφί" (in Greek). protagon.gr. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ Obituary Greece's former team captain Nikos Samaras[dead link], 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.