Dejan Vinčić

Dejan Vinčić (born 15 September 1986) is a Slovenian volleyball player who plays for German club VfB Friedrichshafen and the Slovenia national team. With Slovenia, he was the runner-up of the European Volleyball Championship three times, in 2015, 2019 and 2021.[1][2][3]

Dejan Vinčić
Vinčić in 2022
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Slovenj Gradec, Yugoslavia
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Spike344 cm (135 in)
Block328 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubVfB Friedrichshafen
Number9
Career
YearsTeams
2004–2006
2006–2008
2008–2012
2012
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016
2017
2017–2020
2020–		Šoštanj Topolšica
Salonit Anhovo
ACH Volley
Skra Bełchatów
Maliye Milli Piyango
Narbonne Volley
Beauvais Oise UC
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
Halkbank Ankara
Czarni Radom
VfB Friedrichshafen
National team
0000 Slovenia
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Slovenia
FIVB Challenger Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 Slovenia
CEV European Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Silver medal – second place2019 France/Slovenia/Belgium/Netherlands
Silver medal – second place2021 Poland/Czech Republic/Estonia/Finland
Bronze medal – third place2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel
European League
Gold medal – first place2015 Poland
Bronze medal – third place2011 Slovakia
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara Team

Career

In August 2015, Vinčić was part of the Slovenian national team that won a gold medal in the 2015 European League.[4] He received two individual awards for the Best Setter and the Most Valuable Player. Vinčić was also part of the Slovenian team that won a silver medal at the 2015 European Championship (lost 3–0 to France in the final).[5]

In May 2017 he moved to Cerrad Czarni Radom.[6]

Sporting achievements

Club
  • 2004–05 Slovenian Championship, with Šoštanj Topolšica
  • 2007–08 Slovenian Championship, with Salonit Anhovo
  • 2008–09 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
  • 2008–09 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
  • 2009–10 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
  • 2009–10 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
  • 2010–11 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
  • 2010–11 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
  • 2011–12 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
  • 2011–12 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
  • 2012–13 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2016–17 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara

Individual awards
  • 2015: European League – Best Setter
  • 2015: European League – Most Valuable Player

References
  1. "France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver". cev.eu. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. "Serbia triumph with EuroVolley men's crown too!". cev.eu. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. T. O. (19 September 2021). "Slovenci z novo izjemno predstavo do zadnjega v igri za naslov" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. "Slovenia win European League title!". cev.eu. 14 August 2015.
  5. "France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver". cev.eu. 18 October 2015.
  6. "Cerrad Czarni Radom pozyskali nowych zawodników". echodnia.eu (in Polish). 2 May 2017.
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