Uroš Kovačević
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 Trentino Volley, gold medalist of the 2016 World League, European Champion 2011, European Champion 2019.
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| Born | May 6, 1993 Kraljevo, SFR Yugoslavia, Serbia | ||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||
| Block | 310 cm (122 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
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| Number | 93 | ||||
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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 medalist of European Championship 2011.[1] In 2011 Kovačević received the award from 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 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] He was named MVP of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won the gold medal.[5]
Sporting achievements
- CEV Cup
- National championships
- 2010/2011
- 2010/2011
- 2011/2012
- 2011/2012
- 2014/2015
- 2014/2015
- 2018/2019
- 2010/2011
- National team
- 2009
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2013
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2019
- 2009
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
- 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019: CEV European Volleyball Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019: CEV European Volleyball Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2019: CEV Male Volleyball Player of the Year[6]
- 2019: Male Serbian Volleyball Player of the Year[7]
External links
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.
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| Preceded by Olivera and Nikolina Moldovan |
2011 (with Amela Terzić) |
Succeeded by Amela Terzić |
