Vasileios Kournetas

Vasileios Kournetas
Personal information
Nationality	Greece
Born	(1976-08-02) 2 August 1976 Athens, Greece
Hometown	Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Spike	336 cm (132 in)
Block	320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	setter
Current club	Retired
Career
Years Teams 1989-1996 1996-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2013 2013-2014 2014-2016 Filia Ilioupolis (Athens) Olympiacos Lokomotiv Belgorod EA Patras Foinikas Syros V.C. Olympiacos[1] PAOK
National team
Greece, 279 caps

Vassilios Kournetas (Greek: Βασίλειος Κουρνέτας, born (1976-08-02)2 August 1976) is a retired Greek volleyball player. He was part of the Greece men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.^[2] He played in Greece for Olympiacos Piraeus, PAOK,^[3] EA Patras, Foinikas Syros V.C. and Filia Ilioupolis as well as in Russia with Lokomotiv Belgorod. He announced his retirement from volleyball courts on 5 May 2016 after having won a back to back Greek Volleyleague Championship with P.A.O.K. V.C..^[4] In total he won 9 Greek Championships, 6 Greek Cups, 1 Greek League Cup and 1 CEV Cup. Overall he played more than 270 games with the Greek National Volleyball team.

Sporting achievements

Olympic Games

• 5th place Athens 2004, with Greece National Team

CEV Champions League

• 2001/2002, with Olympiacos

CEV Cup

• 1996/1997, with Olympiacos
• 1997/1998, with Olympiacos
• 2004/2005, with Olympiacos^[5]

National Championships/Cups

• 1996/1997 Greek Cup, with Olympiacos
• 1997/1998 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos
• 1997/1998 Greek Cup, with Olympiacos
• 1998/1999 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos
• 1998/1999 Greek Cup, with Olympiacos
• 1999/2000 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos
• 1999/2000 Greek Super Cup, with Olympiacos
• 2000/2001 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos
• 2000/2001 Greek Cup, with Olympiacos
• 2002/2003 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos
• 2008/2009 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos
• 2009/2010 Russian Volleyball Super League, with Lokomotiv Belgorod
• 2010/2011 Greek League Cup, with Foinikas Syros V.C.
• 2013/2014 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos
• 2013/2014 Greek Cup, with Olympiacos
• 2014/2015 Greek Championship, with PAOK
• 2014/2015 Greek Cup, with PAOK
• 2015/2016 Greek Championship, with PAOK

Individual

• 1999 Greek Cup - Most Valuable Player
• 2015 Greek Cup - Most Valuable Player

Clubs

• Filia Ilioupolis (1989-1996)
• Olympiacos (1996-2009)
• Lokomotiv Belgorod (2009-2010)
• EA Patras (2010-2011)
• Foinikas Syros V.C. (2011-2013)
• Olympiacos (2013-2014)
• PAOK (2014-2016)

See also

• Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Vassilis Kournetas

References

1. ↑ "Επέστρεψε στον Ολυμπιακό ο Κουρνέτας". 2013 Athens. protothema.gr. 21 June 2013. 
2. ↑ "Greece men's volleyball roster at FIVB.com". 2004 Athens. FIVB. 18 September 2015. 
3. ↑ "Απέκτησε Κουρνέτα ο ΠΑΟΚ!". 2014 Thessaloniki. inpaok.com. 17 June 2014. 
4. ↑ "Τίτλοι τέλους για Κουρνέτα". 2016 Athens. sport24.gr. 4 May 2016. 
5. ↑ "Top Teams Cup 2004-05 Ολυμπιακός". 2012 Athens. greekvolley.com. 12 September 2012.