Maja Ognjenović

Maja Ognjenović
Maja Ognjenović
Personal information
Nationality	Serbian
Born	6 August 1984; Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Hometown	Zrenjanin, Serbia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Spike	300 cm (120 in)
Block	293 cm (115 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	VakıfBank S.K.
Number	17
Career
2002–2003; 2003–2005; 2005–2006; 2006–2008; 2008–2009; 2009–2010; 2010–2011; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2015; 2015–2016; 2016–2018; 2018-2019; 2019-Present	OK Postar; Crvena Zvezda; Poštar 064 Belgrad; Metal Galati; Monte Schiavo Jesi; Eczacıbaşı Zentiva; Olympiacos; Liu Jo Volley Modena; Impel Wrocław; Chemik Police; Piacenza; Eczacıbaşı VitrA; WVC Dynamo Moscow; VakıfBank S.K.
National team
2005–2006; 2007–	Serbia and Montenegro; Serbia
Volleyball
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championships
World Cup
FIVB World Grand Prix
European League
Universiade

Maja Ognjenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Маја Огњеновић; born 6 August 1984) is a Serbian volleyball player and the captain[1] of the Serbia women's national volleyball team. With the national team, she won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship, silver medal at the 2007 European Championship, bronze medal at the 2006 World Championship then to won silver medal at Rio Olympics 2016. In 2018, she has won the gold medal at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

Career

Ognjenović won a gold medal at the 2011 European League, also winning the Best Setter award with her national team.[2] She repeated the individual Best Setter award as her team claimed the bronze medal in the 2012 European League.[3][4] At the end of season 2017–18 of Turkish Women's Volleyball League she will be transferred to Russian club WVC Dynamo Moscow.[5]

Awards

Individual

Senior team

2009 European League - Gold Medal
2010 European League - Gold Medal
2011 European League - Gold Medal
2012 European League - Bronze Medal
2011 European League - Gold Medal
2016 Summer Olympics - Bronze Medal
2018 World Championship - Gold Medal

Universiade

2009 Summer Universiade - Silver Medal

Clubs

2003/2004 Serbian Championship - Champion, with Crvena Zvezda
2006/2007 Romanian Championship - Champion, with Metal Galati
2007/2008 Romanian Championship - Champion, with Metal Galati
2008/2009 CEV Challenge Cup - Champion, with Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi
2010/2011 Greek Cup - Champion, with Olympiacos[6]
2013/2014 Polish volleyball league - Champion, with Chemik Police
2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with VakıfBank
2020 Turkish Super Cup - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.

References

"Odbojkašice žele Belgiju u četvrtfinalu". Arena Sport. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
CEV (2011-07-15). "Serbia claims third consecutive crown". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
CEV (2012-07-06). "Czech ladies claim European League title". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
CEV (2012-07-06). "Serbia adds bronze medal to its impressive tally". Retrieved 2012-07-07.
worldofvolley.com/News
Ολυμπιακός-ΑΕΚ 3-2: Το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας της κατέκτησε η γυναικεία ομάδα βόλεϊ του Ολυμπιακού, που σε έναν συναρπαστικό τελικό στη Σάμο νίκησε με 3-2 την ΑΕΚ. sport24.gr, 16/04/2011 (in Greek)

External links

FIVB profile

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[1] "Odbojkašice žele Belgiju u četvrtfinalu". Arena Sport. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[2] CEV (2011-07-15). "Serbia claims third consecutive crown". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-16.

[3] CEV (2012-07-06). "Czech ladies claim European League title". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-07-07.

[4] CEV (2012-07-06). "Serbia adds bronze medal to its impressive tally". Retrieved 2012-07-07.

[5] worldofvolley.com/News

[6] Ολυμπιακός-ΑΕΚ 3-2: Το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας της κατέκτησε η γυναικεία ομάδα βόλεϊ του Ολυμπιακού, που σε έναν συναρπαστικό τελικό στη Σάμο νίκησε με 3-2 την ΑΕΚ. sport24.gr, 16/04/2011 (in Greek)