Uroš Kovačević
Uroš Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Ковачевић) (born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian volleyball player, member of the Serbia men's national volleyball team, gold medallist of the 2016 World League, two–time European Champion (2011, 2019), two–time Slovenian Champion (2011, 2012).
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| Nationality |  Serb | ||||
| Born | 6 May 1993 Kraljevo, Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||
| Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
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Personal life
He has two older brothers: Savo and Nikola (born 1983). Nikola is also a volleyball player.
National team
He is a gold medallist of the 2011 European Championship.[1] In 2011 Kovačević received the award from the Olympic Committee of Serbia and DSL Sport for the best young athlete.[2] He was a member of the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On 19 July 2015 Serbian national team with him in squad reached the final of the FIVB World League, but they lost with France 0–3 and achieved silver medals.[3][4] He was named MVP of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won the gold medal.[5]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- CEV Cup
2018/2019 – with Itas Trentino
- National championships
- 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
- 2014/2015 Italian Cup, with Parmareggio Modena
- 2014/2015
Italian Championship, with Parmareggio Modena
- 2010/2011
Youth national team
- 2009
CEV U19 European Championship - 2009
FIVB U19 World Championship - 2010
CEV U20 European Championship - 2011
CEV U19 European Championship - 2011
FIVB U21 World Championship - 2011 FIVB U19 World Championship
- 2013
FIVB U23 World Championship
Individual awards
- 2011: CEV U19 European Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2011: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2011: Award of Olympic Committee of Serbia – Young Athlete of The Year
- 2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2016: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Outside Spiker
- 2016: AVC Asian Club Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019: CEV European Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019: CEV European Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2019: CEV Male Volleyball Player of the Year[6]
- 2019: Male Serbian Volleyball Player of the Year[7]
External links
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player Profile at Volleybox.net
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| Preceded by Olivera and Nikolina Moldovan |
The Best Young Athlete of Serbia 2011 (with Amela Terzić) |
Succeeded by Amela Terzić |
References
- Serbia is the 2011 European champion! – cev.eu – 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
- "Урош Ковачевић МВП шампионата". www.rts.rs. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Top achievements honoured at European Volleyball Gala". www.cev.eu. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Male Serbian Volleyball Player of the Year". www.ossrb.org. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.