Greek volleyball player (born 1976)
| Vasileios Kournetas |
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| Personal information |
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| Born | (1976-08-02)2 August 1976 (age 48)
Athens, Greece |
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
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| Spike | 336 cm (132 in) |
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| Block | 320 cm (130 in) |
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| Volleyball information |
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| Position | setter |
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| Current club | retired |
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Vasileios "Vasilis" Kournetas (Greek:Βασίλης Κουρνέτας; born(1976-08-02)2 August 1976) is a retired Greekvolleyball player. A long-standing member ofGreece men's national volleyball team, he played in more than 270 games with the Greek team and he competed at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, finishing at the fifth place.[1] He played in Greece forOlympiacos Piraeus,PAOK,E.A. Patras,Foinikas Syros V.C. and Filia Ilioupolis as well as in Russia forLokomotiv Belgorod. He announced his retirement from volleyball courts on 5 May 2016.[2] As a key member of Olympiacos for 14 years (1996–2009, 2013–2014) he won 1CEV Cup, 7 Greek Championships, 6 Greek Cups, 1 Greek Super Cup and reached the final of the2001–02 CEV Champions League with the Reds.[3] He also won the 2012Greek League Cup withFoinikas Syros as well as 2 Greek Championships and 1 Greek Cup withPAOK in the two final seasons of his professional career (2014-2016).
Sporting achievements
[edit]National Championships/Cups
[edit]- 1996/1997
Greek Cup, withOlympiacos - 1997/1998
Greek Championship, withOlympiacos - 1997/1998 Greek Cup, withOlympiacos
- 1998/1999 Greek Championship, withOlympiacos
- 1998/1999 Greek Cup, withOlympiacos
- 1999/2000 Greek Championship, withOlympiacos
- 1999/2000
Greek Super Cup, withOlympiacos - 2000/2001 Greek Championship, withOlympiacos
- 2000/2001 Greek Cup, withOlympiacos
- 2002/2003 Greek Championship, withOlympiacos
- 2008/2009 Greek Championship, withOlympiacos
- 2008/2009 Greek Cup, withOlympiacos
- 2009/2010
Russian Volleyball Super League, withLokomotiv Belgorod - 2011/2012 Greek League Cup, withFoinikas Syros V.C.
- 2013/2014 Greek Championship, withOlympiacos
- 2013/2014 Greek Cup, withOlympiacos
- 2014/2015 Greek Championship, withPAOK
- 2014/2015 Greek Cup, withPAOK
- 2015/2016 Greek Championship, withPAOK
- 1999 Greek Cup - Most Valuable Player
- 2015 Greek Cup - Most Valuable Player
Greece National Team
2001/2002, withOlympiacos
2004/2005, withOlympiacos[4]
Greek Cup, withOlympiacos
Greek Championship, withOlympiacos
Greek Super Cup, withOlympiacos
Lokomotiv Belgorod (2009-2010)