Igor Omrčen (born 26 September 1980 in Split) is a retired volleyball player from Croatia. He twice became top scorer at the Men's European Volleyball League: in 2004 and 2006. Omrčen played as a professional in Italy for 12 years.[2][3] In 2019, Omrčen ended his career playing in Japan's V.League for Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza.[4][5]
| Igor Omrčen | |
|---|---|
 Omrčen in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 September 1980[1] Split, Croatia |
| Height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] |
| Spike | 359 cm (141 in)[1] |
| Block | 340 cm (134 in)[1] |
Omrčen has been described as the greatest Croatian volleyball player of all time.[6][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Reprezentacija Hrvatske - Seniori". hos.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Igor Omrčen je kandidat za najboljeg odbojkaša u Italiji".
- ^ a b "Hrvatski razarač postao japanski imperator".
- ^ "The end of a great career – Igor Omrcen says goodbye to volleyball". 24 March 2019.
- ^ "STEKAO JE STATUS BOŽANSTVA! U JAPANU POTEKLE SUZE NA OPROŠTAJU POZNATOG HRVATSKOG SPORTAŠA 'Kofera mi je preko glave, sve ću ih pobacati...'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Najveći hrvatski odbojkaš svih vremena završio profesionalnu karijeru: 'Hvala na svemu!'".
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