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| birth_place = [[Kraljevo]], [[Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|Serbia]], [[ |
| birth_place = [[Kraljevo]], [[Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|Serbia]], [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]] |
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| position = Outside hitter |
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| currentclub = [[ |
| currentclub = [[You Energy Volley|Gas Sales Piacenza]] |
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| years = 2003–2010<br> 2010–2012<br> 2012–2015<br> 2015–2017<br> 2016<br> 2017–2020<br> 2020–2021<br> 2021–2023<br> 2023–2024 |
| years = 2003–2010<br> 2010–2012<br> 2012–2015<br> 2015–2017<br> 2016<br> 2017–2020<br> 2020–2021<br> 2021–2023<br> 2023–2024<br> 2024– |
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| clubs = Ribnica Kraljevo<br> [[ACH Volley]]<br> [[Modena Volley]]<br> [[Verona Volley|Calzedonia Verona]]<br> [[Al Arabi Qatar (volleyball)|Al Arabi Doha]]<br> [[Trentino Volley]]<br> [[Beijing BAIC Motor Men's Volleyball Team|Beijing BAIC Motor]]<br> [[Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)|Warta Zawiercie]]<br> [[Ural Ufa]] |
| clubs = Ribnica Kraljevo<br> [[ACH Volley]]<br> [[Modena Volley]]<br> [[Verona Volley|Calzedonia Verona]]<br> [[Al Arabi Qatar (volleyball)|Al Arabi Doha]]<br> [[Trentino Volley]]<br> [[Beijing BAIC Motor Men's Volleyball Team|Beijing BAIC Motor]]<br> [[Warta Zawiercie (volleyball)|Warta Zawiercie]]<br> [[Ural Ufa]]<br> [[You Energy Volley|Gas Sales Piacenza]] |
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| nationalyears = 2011– |
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'''Uroš Kovačević''' ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Урош Ковачевић}}; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional [[volleyball]] player who plays as an outside hitter for [[ |
'''Uroš Kovačević''' ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Урош Ковачевић}}; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional [[volleyball]] player who plays as an outside hitter for [[You Energy Volley|Gas Sales Piacenza]] and the [[Serbia men's national volleyball team|Serbia national team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2021-05-18/bomba-transferowa-uros-kovacevic-zagra-w-pluslidze/ |title=Bomba transferowa! Uros Kovacevic zagra w PlusLidze |work=Polsat Sport |language=pl |date=18 May 2021 |accessdate=18 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CyTQUuPsd9u/ |title=Урош Ковачевич – наш новый игрок 👏 |work=[[Instagram]] |language=ru |date=12 October 2023 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legavolley.it/2024/lo-schiacciatore-serbo-uros-kovacevic-vestira-biancorosso/ |title=Lo schiacciatore serbo Uros Kovacevic vestirà biancorosso. |work=legavolley.it |language=it |date=10 May 2024 |accessdate=21 June 2024}}</ref> Kovačević has won 2 [[Men's European Volleyball Championship|European Champion]] titles ([[2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship|2011]], [[2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship|2019]]) and the [[2016 FIVB Volleyball World League|2016 World League]] with Serbia. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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He has two older brothers: Savo and [[Nikola Kovačević|Nikola]] (born 1983). Nikola is also a professional |
He has two older brothers: Savo and [[Nikola Kovačević|Nikola]] (born 1983). Nikola is also a professional volleyball player. |
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===National team=== |
===National team=== |
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* '''2019:''' [[2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship#Awards|CEV European Championship]] – Best outside spiker |
* '''2019:''' [[2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship#Awards|CEV European Championship]] – Best outside spiker |
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* '''2019:''' [[2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship#Awards|CEV European Championship]] – Most valuable player |
* '''2019:''' [[2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship#Awards|CEV European Championship]] – Most valuable player |
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* '''2019:''' [[European Volleyball Confederation|CEV]] – Male volleyball player of the year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldofvolley.com/Latest_news/CEV/106559/cev-honors-best-achievements-at-european-volleyball-gala-serbs-claim-most-awards.html |title=CEV honors best achievements at European Volleyball Gala, Serbs claim most awards |work= |
* '''2019:''' [[European Volleyball Confederation|CEV]] – Male volleyball player of the year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldofvolley.com/Latest_news/CEV/106559/cev-honors-best-achievements-at-european-volleyball-gala-serbs-claim-most-awards.html |title=CEV honors best achievements at European Volleyball Gala, Serbs claim most awards |work=WorldofVolley |date=25 October 2019 |accessdate=25 October 2019}}</ref> |
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* '''2019:''' Male Serbian volleyball player of the year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ossrb.org/sve-vesti/oss-kategorija/vesti-iz-oss/12367-tijana-boskovic-i-uros-kovacevic-najbolji-u-2019-hena-kurtagic-i-davide-kovac-najperspektivniji.html |title=Tijana Bošković i Uroš Kovačević najbolji u 2019. – Hena Kurtagić i Davide Kovač najperspektivniji |work= |
* '''2019:''' Male Serbian volleyball player of the year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ossrb.org/sve-vesti/oss-kategorija/vesti-iz-oss/12367-tijana-boskovic-i-uros-kovacevic-najbolji-u-2019-hena-kurtagic-i-davide-kovac-najperspektivniji.html |title=Tijana Bošković i Uroš Kovačević najbolji u 2019. – Hena Kurtagić i Davide Kovač najperspektivniji |work=OSSRB |language=sr |date=28 December 2019 |accessdate=28 December 2019}}</ref> |
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===Statistics=== |
===Statistics=== |
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| Born | 6 May 1993 Kraljevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||
| Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Gas Sales Piacenza | ||||
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Uroš Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Ковачевић; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Gas Sales Piacenza and the Serbia national team.[1][2][3] Kovačević has won 2 European Champion titles (2011, 2019) and the 2016 World League with Serbia.
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.[4] 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.[5][6] He was named MVP of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won a gold medal.[7]
Honours
Club
- Domestic
- 2010–11
Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley - 2010–11
Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley - 2011–12 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2011–12 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2014–15 Italian Cup, with Parmareggio Modena
- 2020–21 Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor
- 2010–11
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[8]
- 2019: Male Serbian volleyball player of the year[9]
Statistics
- 2021–22 PlusLiga – Best spiker (468 points)
- 2022–23 PlusLiga – Best scorer (637 points)
- 2022–23 PlusLiga – Best spiker (557 points)
References
- ^ "Bomba transferowa! Uros Kovacevic zagra w PlusLidze". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Урош Ковачевич – наш новый игрок 👏". Instagram (in Russian). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Lo schiacciatore serbo Uros Kovacevic vestirà biancorosso". legavolley.it (in Italian). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "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. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Tijana Bošković i Uroš Kovačević najbolji u 2019. – Hena Kurtagić i Davide Kovač najperspektivniji". OSSRB (in Serbian). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uroš Kovačević.
- Uros Kovacevic at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Uros Kovacevic at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Uros Kovacevic at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Uroš Kovačević at Volleybox.net
- Uroš Kovačević at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kraljevo
- Serbian men's volleyball players
- Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players
- European champions for Serbia
- Olympic volleyball players for Serbia
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate volleyball players in Slovenia
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in China
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Russia
- Verona Volley players
- Trentino Volley players
- Warta Zawiercie (volleyball) players
- Ural Ufa volleyball players
- Outside hitters
- 21st-century Serbian people