Nikos Samaras

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

Samaras was born in Stuttgart. He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe. 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

National team

 * 1989 Junior World Championship - 6th place
 * 1994 FIVB World Championship - 6th place

Clubs

 * 1993 Greek Cup - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Orestiada
 * 1993 Greek Championship - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Orestiada
 * 1995 CEV Cup - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Orestiada
 * 1997 Greek Championship - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Orestiada
 * 1998 Greek Championship - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Orestiada
 * 2000 Greek Cup - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Iraklis Thessaloniki
 * 2004 Turkish Championship - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Fenerbahçe

Death
Samaras died on Friday 4 January 2013, aged 42, after suffering a brain aneurysm.