Igor Kolaković
Igor Kolaković (born 4 June 1965) is a Montenegrin volleyball coach and former volleyball player, current head coach of Warta Zawiercie, PlusLiga.[1][2][3]
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Nationality | Montenegrin | ||||||
Born | Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia, Montenegro | 4 June 1965||||||
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Current team | Warta Zawiercie | ||||||
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Position | Setter | ||||||
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Honours
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Personal life
Igor's wife, Sandra, is a former handball national team player, former head coach of the Serbia women's national handball team. Igor received a bachelor degree of business administration in 1989 at the University of Montenegro Faculty of Economics. Aleksa Kolaković, son of Igor, is a handball player.
Career
As a player
Kolakovic played as a setter for Budućnost Podgorica and Partizan Beograd from 1979 to 1997, after which he became a head coach of the Podgorica team. He is two–time Yugoslavian Champion and two–time Yugoslavian Cup winner.
As a coach
Igor Kolakovic replaced Ljubomir Travica as coach of the Serbia men's national volleyball team ahead of the 2006 FIVB World Championship, after assisting him for three years. He was the head coach of the Serbian national team from 2006 until 2014. He led Serbia to a gold medal at the 2011 European Championship and bronze at the 2007 European Championship and 2013 European Championship.[4] In 2010 he achieved a great success at the 2010 FIVB World Championship winning a bronze medal. He helped his team win two silver medals at the 2008 FIVB World League and 2009 FIVB World League and a bronze one at the 2010 FIVB World League. In 2014 he resigned his post as a coach of Serbia after eight years.[5] At club level, he won, among others, two titles of the Montenegrin Champion in 2007 and 2008 with Budućnost Podgorica and two titles of the Slovenian Champion in 2011 and 2012 with ACH Volley. In 2017 he was appointed as a new head coach of the Iran men's national volleyball team.[6][7][8] He led Iran to a bronze medal of the 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup defeating, among others, teams of USA, France and Italy. In 2019 Iran led by him won its 3rd Asian Champion title.[9] In 2020 he has been dismissed as a head coach of Iran.[10]
Sporting achievements
As a player
- CEV Challenge Cup
- 1989/1990 – with Partizan Beograd
- National championships
- 1988/1989 Yugoslavian Cup, with Partizan Beograd
- 1988/1989 Yugoslavian Championship, with Partizan Beograd
- 1989/1990 Yugoslavian Cup, with Partizan Beograd
- 1989/1990 Yugoslavian Championship, with Partizan Beograd
- 1990/1991 Yugoslavian Championship, with Partizan Beograd
As a coach
- National championships
- 1997/1998 Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2000/2001 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2001/2002 Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2004/2005 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2004/2005 Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2005/2006 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2005/2006 Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2006/2007 Montenegrin Cup, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2006/2007 Montenegrin Championship, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2007/2008 Montenegrin Cup, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 2007/2008 Montenegrin Championship, with Budućnost Podgorica
- 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
External links
- Coach profile at CEV.eu
- Coach profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Coach profile at Volleybox.net
- 2014 FIVB World Championship – Team Serbia
- 2017 FIVB World League – Team Iran
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Preceded by Raúl Lozano |
Head coach of Iran 2017–2020 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Alekno |
Preceded by Ljubomir Travica |
Head coach of Serbia 2006–2014 |
Succeeded by Nikola Grbić |
References
- "SER M: Head coach of European champions, Igor Kolakovic is looking for new job". www.worldofvolley.com. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Kolaković: Želim da vodim Crnu Goru!". www.mnemagazin.me (in Montenegrin). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Mistrz Europy i Azji trenerem Jurajskich Rycerzy!". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Serbian fiesta in Vienna as Russia misses on another major final". www.eurovolley2011.com. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "BREAKING: Kolaković resigns as head coach of Serbia!". www.worldofvolley.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "OFFICIAL: Igor Kolakovic takes over Iran!". www.worldofvolley.com. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Igor Kolaković appointed Iran's volleyball team coach". www.presstv.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "IRN M: Kolakovic –"Being the coach of Iran will be a huge challenge"". www.worldofvolley.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Iran volleyball crowned Asian champions". www.tehrantimes.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "IRN M: Kolaković and Iran are parting ways". www.worldofvolley.com. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.