Slovenia men's national volleyball team

In March 2015, Andrea Giani was announced as the new head coach of Slovenian national team.[1] In October 2015, Slovenia won their first medal at the European Volleyball Championships after they lost in the final against France (3–0). Tine Urnaut won one of the individual player awards for the Best Outside Spiker.[2]

On 26 January 2017, Giani resigned as a head coach of the team[3] and on 2 March 2017, Slobodan Kovač became the new head coach.[4] On 28 May 2017, Slovenia qualified for the 2018 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship for the first time.[5] At the 2019 European Volleyball Championship, Slovenia was one of the four co-hosts of the tournament.[6] The team reached the final again, where they lost 3–1 to Serbia, clinching their second silver medal in four years.[7]

• 2018 – 12th place

• 2016 – 25th place
• 2017 – 13th place

• 2020 – Qualified

• 2019 – Gold medal

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record Year Round Final position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2001 Group stage 9th place 5 0 5 3 15 Squad 2007 Group stage 16th place 3 0 3 2 9 Squad 2009 Group stage 15th place 3 0 3 1 9 Squad / 2011 Playoffs 9th place 4 2 2 9 8 Squad / 2013 Group stage 13th place 3 1 2 5 7 Squad / 2015 Final 2nd Place 7 4 3 14 12 Squad 2017 Quarterfinals 8th place 5 2 3 6 9 Squad / / / 2019 Final 2nd Place 9 6 3 20 13 Squad European League 2007 – 4th place 2011 – Bronze medal 2014 – Bronze medal 2015 – Gold medal Pajenk, Šket, Gasparini, Vinčić, Kozamernik, Klobučar, Kovačič, Pokeršnik, Ropret, Urnaut, Čebulj, Pavlovič. Head coach: Giani 2018 – 12th place Current squad The following is the Slovenian roster for the 2019 European Championship.[8] Head Coach: Alberto Giuliani No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2020–21 club 1 Tonček Štern (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 23) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 330 cm (130 in) Kioene Padova 2 Alen Pajenk (1986-04-23)23 April 1986 (aged 33) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 357 cm (141 in) 330 cm (130 in) Stade Poitevin Poitiers 4 Jan Kozamernik (1995-12-14)14 December 1995 (aged 23) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 336 cm (132 in) Allianz Milano 5 Alen Šket (1988-03-28)28 March 1988 (aged 31) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) OK Maribor 6 Mitja Gasparini (1984-06-26)26 June 1984 (aged 35) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 346 cm (136 in) 333 cm (131 in) Calcit Kamnik 9 Dejan Vinčić (1986-09-15)15 September 1986 (aged 32) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 328 cm (129 in) VfB Friedrichshafen 10 Sašo Štalekar (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 23) 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 339 cm (133 in) Calcit Kamnik 11 Žiga Štern (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 (aged 25) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 328 cm (129 in) Foinikas Syros 12 Jan Klobučar (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 26) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 329 cm (130 in) Calcit Kamnik 13 Jani Kovačič (1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (aged 27) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Consar Ravenna 15 Matic Videčnik (1993-07-31)31 July 1993 (aged 26) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) ACH Volley 16 Gregor Ropret (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 30) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 320 cm (130 in) ACH Volley 17 Tine Urnaut (1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 31) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Allianz Milano 18 Klemen Čebulj (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 27) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 367 cm (144 in) 345 cm (136 in) Asseco Resovia References "Andrea Giani został trenerem reprezentacji Słowenii siatkarzy". Onet Sport (in Polish). 16 March 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2019. "France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver". www.cev.eu. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2019. T. J. (26 January 2017). "Andrea Giani ne bo več vodil slovenske reprezentance" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 26 January 2017. Sportal (2 March 2017). "Novi slovenski selektor je Slobodan Kovač" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 28 May 2017. M. R.; T. J. (28 May 2017). "Odbojkarji so si priigrali premierni nastop na svetovnem prvenstvu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 28 May 2017. D. S. (9 September 2019). "Domači EP za Slovence dodaten motiv, želijo si polne Stožice" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 30 September 2019. Tomaž Okorn (29 September 2019). "Srebrne junake v finalu ustavila Srbija: srce je hotelo, telo ni dalo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 29 September 2019. "Team Roster – Slovenia". CEV. Retrieved 28 September 2019. External links Official website (in Slovene) FIVB profile