Alejandro Raúl Spajić Torres (born May 7, 1976) is an Argentine volleyball player. Spajić is clearly a volleyball player both for Argentina and his club. His background is somewhat similar to another world-class volleyball player namely Marcos Milinkovic.
Alejandro Spajić's parents are immigrants of Croat origin.Julián Córdoba Toro, La inmigración croata a Sudamérica (I) – Inmigración iberoamericana nº2 : "Además tenemos a varios deportistas argentinos descendientes de croatas, destacando principalmente los jugadores de voleibol Marcos Milinkovic y Alejandro Spajic.", Iberoamérica Social, October 23, 2013, accessed August 3, 2017Alejandro Spajic estará en Rafaela: "Nacido en la ciudad de San Juan el 7 de mayo de 1976, es un jugador de vóley argentino cuya familia es de origen croata.", Diario Castellanos Rafaela, June 17, 2015, accessed August 3, 2017 With the professional club Lokomotiv Belgorod, he won the bronze medal at the 2004–05 CEV Champions League and was awarded "Best Spiker".
Clubs Obras San Juan (1993–2000) Stade Poitevin Volley-Ball Poitiers (2000–2002) Obras San Juan (2002–2003) Bolívar Buenos Aires (2003–2004) Lokomotiv Belgorod (2004–2006) Drean Bolívar (2009–2010) Union de Formosa (2011-actualidad)
Awards
Individuals 2004–05 CEV Champions League "Best Spiker"
Clubs 1995 Argentine Championship – Champion, with Obras San Juan 2001 Argentine Cup – Champion, with Obras San Juan 2003 Argentine Championship – Champion, with Obras San Juan 2004–05 CEV Champions League – Bronze Medal, with Lokomotiv Belgorod 2005 Russian Championship – Champion, with Lokomotiv Belgorod 2006 Russian Cup – Champion, with Lokomotiv Belgorod
References
External links FIVB profile