Dejan Vinčić

Dejan Vinčić (born 15 September 1986) is a Slovenian volleyball player who plays for the German club VfB Friedrichshafen and the Slovenian 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
Nationality	Slovenian
Born	(1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 36) Slovenj Gradec, Yugoslavia
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Spike	344 cm (135 in)
Block	328 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	VfB Friedrichshafen
Number	9
Career
Years Teams 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
Slovenia
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  Slovenia FIVB Challenger Cup 2019 Slovenia Team CEV European Championship 2015 Bulgaria/Italy Team 2019 France/Slovenia/Belgium/Netherlands Team 2021 Poland/Czech Republic/Estonia/Finland Team European League 2015 Poland Team 2011 Slovakia Team Mediterranean Games 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.

External links

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net