Andrija Gerić | |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1977 |
Birth Place: | Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Weight: | 101kg (223lb) |
Spike: | 350cm (140inches) |
Block: | 323cm (127inches) |
Position: | Middle Blocker |
Nationalyears: | 1995–2003 2003–2006 2006–2009 |
Nationalteam: | FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
Andrija Gerić (Serbian: Андрија Герић, pronounced as /sh/; born 24 January 1977) is a retired Serbian volleyball player who played on middle blocker position. Both in the club and in the national team he wore number 12.
Gerić made a debut for the national team on 7 July 1995 in Greece when FR Yugoslavia defeated Greece 0-3. In 2000 in Sydney the Yugoslav national team (members of which were also Vladimir Grbić, Nikola Grbić, Goran Vujević, Ivan Miljković) won the Olympic gold medal.[1]
During his club's career he played for OK Vojvodina, Bossini Montichiari‚ Lube Banca Marche Macerata and Icom Latina from Italy, Panathinaikos VC from Greece and Fenerbahçe from Turkey. He won Champions League, CEV Cup, domestic Championships of Serbia, Italy and Turkey, as well as Serbian and Italian domestic Cup.