| Nikola Grbić | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Klek, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.95 m |
| Nationalteam: | Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia |
| Nationalyears: | 1991–1992 1995–2006 2006–2010 |
| Currentcoachteam: | Poland |
| Coachyears: | 2014–2015 2015–2019 2016–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 2022– |
| Coachteams: | Sir Safety Perugia Serbia Calzedonia Verona ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Sir Safety Perugia Poland |
| College: | BK University – Management in Sports |
| Position: | Setter |
| Teamnumber: | 9 (national team) |
| Years: | 1987–1990 1990–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2007 2007–2009 2009–2013 2013–2014 |
| Clubs: | Gik Banat OK Vojvodina Gabeca Montichiari TNT Traco Catania Gabeca Montichiari Piemonte Volley Sisley Treviso Asystel Milano Volley Piacenza Itas Diatec Trentino Piemonte Volley Zenit Kazan |
Nikola Grbić (Serbian: Никола Грбић; born 6 September 1973) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player who is currently serving as head coach for the Poland national team.[1] Grbić is a gold medalist of the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medalist of the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a multiple World Championship, European Championship, and World League medalist. He was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]
In 1994, Grbić began playing for Gabeca Montichiari, which started a 13–year career playing for eight different Italian teams and resulted in eight league titles from 1994 to 2013.He won two Championship titles in Italy (2008 Trentino – 2010 Cuneo), and one in Russia (2014 Zenit Kazan). He also won two CEV Euro Champions League titles (2000 Sisley – 2009 Trentino).[3]
Grbić started with the senior national team in 1991, when he was 18 years old. For the next couple of years (1992–1994), he was unable to play due to an international embargo.
Yugoslavia, with Grbić, won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Grbić was honored as the European Championship Best Setter in 1997 as Yugoslavia earned the silver medal. In 1998, he led Yugoslavia to the silver medal at the FIVB World Championship in Japan.
Grbić was the captain of his national team from 1999 to 2010. He led Yugoslavia to the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, with a dominating three-set win over Russia in the finals.[4] Grbić then helped Serbia win the bronze medal at the 2010 FIVB World Championship in Italy, where he was named Best Setter of the tournament.
In May 2014, Grbić became the head coach of the Italian club Sir Safety Perugia.[5] On 3 February 2015, Grbić was announced as the new head coach of the Serbia men's national volleyball team.[6] [7] Grbić led Serbia to the silver medal at the 2015 FIVB World League. In the next year, he led Serbia to the gold medal at the 2016 FIVB World League. Serbia had lost their five previous appearances in the World League final, including three times to Brazil and the previous year against France. Finally, after five silver medals and three bronze medals, they won the gold.
Grbić was born in Klek. He has an older brother, Vladimir, who is also a former volleyball player. Grbić's wife is named Stanislava and together they have two sons, Matija and Miloš.[8]