Jenia Grebennikov


Jenia Grebennikov is a French volleyball player of Russian origins, a member of France men's national volleyball team and Italian club Azimut Modena, 2015 European Champion, a gold medalist of the World League.

Personal life

Jenia Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Russian volleyball player and coach. He married his long-time girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018.

Career

Clubs

In April 2015 he signed a contract with Italian 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 October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015. He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.

Sporting achievements