Uroš Kovačević
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| Full name | Uroš Kovačević | ||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||
| Born | May 6, 1993 Kraljevo, FR Yugoslavia | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Spike | 342 cm (135 in) | ||||
| Block | 320 cm (130 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club |  Calzedonia Verona | ||||
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| Last updated: 19 July 2015 | |||||
Uroš Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Ковачевић) (born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and Italian club Calzedonia Verona, European Champion 2011.
Personal life
He has two brothers: Savo and Nikola (born 1983), who also a volleyball player and also European Champion 2011.
National team
He is a gold medalist of European Championship 2011[1] In 2011 Kovačević received award from Olympic Committee of Serbia and DSL Sport for best young athlete.[2] He was a member of the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On July 19, 2015 Serbian national team with him in squad went to the final of World League, but they lost with France 0–3 and achieved silver medal.[3][4]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- 2016
AVC Asian Club Championship, with Al Arabi Qatar
National team
- 2011
CEV U19 European Championship - 2011 FIVB U19 World Championship
- 2011 CEV European Championship
- 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship
- 2013
CEV European Championship - 2015 FIVB World League
- 2016 FIVB World League
Individually
- 2011 CEV U19 European Championship - Most Valuable Player
- 2011 FIVB U19 World Championship - Most Valuable Player
- 2011 Award of Olympic Committee - Young Athlete of The Year
- 2011 Young Athlete of The Year by DSL Sport
- 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship - Best Outside Spiker
- 2016 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Outside Spiker
- 2016 Asian Club Championship - Best Outside Spiker
References
- ^ Serbia is the 2011 European champion! - cev.lu - 18-09-2011
- ^ "Sport": Novak Đoković ponovo najbolji - mondo.rs - 26-12-2011
- ^ FRANCE UPSET SERBIA TO CLAIM FIRST WORLD LEAGUE TITLE - fivb.org - 19-07-2015
- ^ FRANCE PREVAIL OVER SERBIA TO CLAIM GOLD; USA FINISH THIRD - fivb.org - 19-07-2015
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- Olympic volleyball players of Serbia
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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