Jenia Grebennikov
Jenia Grebennikov is a French professional volleyball player of Russian descent who plays as a libero for Zenit Saint Petersburg 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.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 lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place. Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament. On 18 October 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015. He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.Honours
Club
CEV Champions League- * 2017β18 β with Cucine Lube CivitanovaFIVB Club World Championship
- * Poland 2017 β with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- * Poland 2018 β with Trentino VolleyCEV Cup
- * 2018β19 β with Trentino VolleyDomestic
- * 2011β12 French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
- * 2013β14 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- * 2014β15 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- * 2014β15 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- * 2016β17 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- * 2016β17 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova