Jenia Grebennikov

Jenia Grebennikov
Personal information
Nationality French
Russian
Born (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990
Rennes, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Spike 330 cm (130 in)
Block 315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position Libero
Current club Cucine Lube Civitanova
Number 10
Career
YearsTeams
1999–2000
2000–2008
2008–2013
2013–2015
2015–		CPB Rennes
Rennes Volley 35 (B)
Rennes Volley 35
VfB Friedrichshafen
Cucine Lube Civitanova
National team
2011–France
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  France
European Championship
2015 Bulgaria/Italy
World League
2015 Rio de Janeiro
2017 Curitiba
2016 Kraków
Nations League
2018 Lille
Last updated: 9 July 2017

Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French volleyball player of Russian origins, a member of France men's national volleyball team and Italian club Cucine Lube Civitanova, 2015 European Champion, a gold medalist of the World League (2015, 2017).

Personal life

Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Russian volleyball player and coach.

Career

Clubs

In April 2015 he signed a contract with Italian Cucine Lube Civitanova.[1]

National team

Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland.[2] France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place.[3] Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament.[4] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[5] He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

FIVB Club World Championship

CEV Champions League

National championships

National team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
  2. ↑ France - team profile - fivb.org
  3. ↑ Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  4. ↑ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  5. ↑ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015
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