Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French professional volleyball player of Russian descent who plays as a libero for SV League club Wolfdogs Nagoya and the France national team. Grebennikov won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and is the 2015 European Champion.
Personal life Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Soviet and Kazakh volleyball player and coach. He married his longtime girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018.
Career Clubs In April 2015, he signed a contract with the Italian team, Cucine Lube Civitanova.Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
National team Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland.France - team profile - fivb.org France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place.Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014 Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament.Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014 On 18 October 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015 He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.
Honours Club CEV Champions League 2017–18 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova FIVB Club World Championship Poland 2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova Poland 2018 – with Trentino Volley CEV Cup 2018–19 – with Trentino Volley Domestic 2011–12 French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35 2013–14 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen 2014–15 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen 2014–15 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen 2016–17 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova 2016–17 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Individual awards 2011: French Championship – Best libero 2012: French Championship – Most valuable player 2012: French Championship – Best libero 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best libero 2015: CEV European Championship – Best libero 2016: CEV Champions League – Best libero 2016: FIVB World League – Best libero 2017: CEV Champions League – Best libero 2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best libero 2018: CEV Champions League – Best libero 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best libero 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best libero 2021: Olympic Games – Best libero 2022: FIVB Nations League – Best libero 2024: Olympic Games Paris – Best libero
State awards 2021: Knight of the Legion of Honour
References
External links
Jenia Grebennikov at LegaVolley.it Jenia Grebennikov at Volleybox.net