Nikos Samaras

Nikolas Samaras
Nikolas Samaras
Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	1 July 1970; Stuttgart, West Germany
Died	4 January 2013 (aged 43); Athens, Greece
Height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
Number	9 (national team)
Career
1988–1998; 1998–1999; 1999–2000; 2000–2002; 2002–2003; 2003–2004; 2004–2005; 2005–2006; 2006–2008; 2008–2010; 2010–2012; 2012–2013	Orestiada; Sira Cucine Falconara; Iraklis Thessaloniki; Panathinaikos; AEK; Fenerbahçe; Sevilla; Rethymno; Chênois; Ethnikos Alexandroupolis; Milon; Lemnos
National team
	Greece

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.