Novica Bjelica
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| Born | 9 February 1983 Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 343 cm (135 in) | ||||
| Block | 324 cm (128 in) | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
| Current club | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||||
| Number | 8 | ||||
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| Last updated: 13 February 2017 | |||||
Novica Bjelica (Serbian: Новица Бјелица; born 9 February 1983) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and French club Stade Poitevin Poitiers, a participant of the 2008 Olympic Games, medalist of European Championship, World Cup and World League, 2009 Italian Champion, 2015 Montenegrin Champion.
Career
He won several medals with the national team in international competitions. Novica represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games. Serbian team was eliminated in the quarter finals of the Olympic tournament.[1]
He won 2009 Italian Champion title with Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza. Then he was a player of another Italian teams from Treviso and Rome. Bjelica played season 2012/13 in Turkish Fenerbahçe Istambul.[2] Season 2013/14 he spent in Brazilian league as Minas Tênis Clube player.[3] Next season he played for Budvanska Rivijera Budva and he achieved title of 2015 Montenegrin Champion.[4] In 2016 after short time in El Jaish, he signed contract with French club Stade Poitevin Poitiers.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
2010/2011 – with Sisley Treviso
Brazil 2014 – with Minas Tênis Clube
National championships
- 2007/2008
Italian Championship, with Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza - 2008/2009 Italian Championship, with Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza
- 2009/2010
Italian SuperCup 2009, with Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza - 2012/2013 Turkish SuperCup 2012, with Fenerbahçe Istambul
- 2014/2015 Montenegrin Championship, with Budvanska Rivijera Budva
References
- ^ NOVICA BJELICA - olympic.org - 13-02-2017
- ^ Novica Bjelica potpisao za Fenerbahče - vijesti.me - 13-02-2017
- ^ EXCLUSIVE FOR WOV: Novica Bjelica - "I don`t miss playing for the NT" - worldofvolley.com - 13-02-2017
- ^ NOVICA BJELICA: Z RESOVIA CZEKA NAS CIĘŻKA PRZEPRAWA - przegladsportowy.pl - 13-02-2017
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pula
- Serbian men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of Serbia
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Yugoslav men's volleyball players
- Fenerbahçe volleyballers
- Serbs of Croatia
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- PAOK V.C. players
- Serbian expatriates in Montenegro
- Serbian expatriates in Italy
- Serbian expatriates in Turkey
- Serbian expatriates in Brazil
- Serbian expatriates in Qatar
- Serbian expatriates in France
- Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball