Uroš Kovačević
Uroš Kovačević | |||||
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Nationality | Serbian | ||||
Born | Kraljevo, Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia | 6 May 1993||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||
Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||
Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current club | Warta Zawiercie | ||||
Number | 93 | ||||
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Uroš Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Ковачевић; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Serbia national team. A two–time European Champion (2011, 2019), and the 2016 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.[1]
Personal life
He has two older brothers: Savo and Nikola (born 1983). Nikola is also a professional volleyball player.
National team
Kovačević is a gold medallist at the 2011 European Championship.[2] In 2011, Kovačević was granted an award by the Olympic Committee of Serbia for the best young athlete. He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national volleyball team reached the World League final, but eventually lost to France (0–3), and obtained silver medals.[3][4] He was named MVP of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won a gold medal.[5]
Honours
Clubs
- CEV Cup
- 2018/2019 – with Itas Trentino
- National championships
- 2010/2011 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2010/2011 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2011/2012 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2011/2012 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2014/2015 Italian Cup, with Parmareggio Modena
- 2020/2021 Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor
Youth national team
- 2009 CEV U19 European Championship
- 2009 FIVB U19 World Championship
- 2011 CEV U19 European Championship
- 2011 FIVB U19 World Championship
- 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship
Individual awards
- 2011: CEV U19 European Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2011: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2011: Award of Olympic Committee of Serbia – Young Athlete of The Year
- 2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2016: AVC Asian Club Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019: CEV European Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019: CEV European Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2019: CEV – Male Volleyball Player of the Year[6]
- 2019: Male Serbian Volleyball Player of the Year[7]
- 2022: Polish Championship – Best Spiker
References
- ^ "Bomba transferowa! Uros Kovacevic zagra w PlusLidze". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Serbia is the 2011 European champion!". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "France Prevail Over Serbia To Claim Gold; USA Finish Third". FIVB. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "France prevail over Serbia to claim gold; USA finish third". FIVB. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Serbia triumph with EuroVolley men's crown too!". CEV. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "CEV honors best achievements at European Volleyball Gala, Serbs claim most awards". worldofvolley.com. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Tijana Bošković i Uroš Kovačević najbolji u 2019. – Hena Kurtagić i Davide Kovač najperspektivniji". ossrb.org (in Serbian). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
External links
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player Profile at Volleybox.net
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kraljevo
- Serbian men's volleyball players
- European champions for Serbia
- Olympic volleyball players of Serbia
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate volleyball players in Slovenia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate volleyball players in China
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Trentino Volley players
- Warta Zawiercie players
- Outside hitters
- 21st-century Serbian people