Novica Bjelica

Novica Bjelica (Serbian: Новица Бјелица; born 9 February 1983) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and French club Stade Poitevin Poitiers, a participant of the 2008 Olympic Games, medalist of European Championship, World Cup and World League, 2009 Italian Champion, 2015 Montenegrin Champion.

Novica Bjelica
Personal information
Born (1983-02-09) 9 February 1983
Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Spike343 cm (135 in)
Block324 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubOK Partizan
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2004
2004–2007
2007–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015
2015–2018
2018–2019
2020
2021–		Budućnost Podgorica
Maggiora Latina
Copra Piacenza
Sisley Treviso
Roma Volley
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Minas Tênis Clube
Budvanska Rivijera Budva
El Jaish
Stade Poitevin Poitiers
Ahmedabad Defenders
PAOK Thessaloniki
Partizan Belgrade
National team
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Serbia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Serbia and Montenegro/Italy
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Japan
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rome
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Team
Representing  Serbia
World League
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade
Last updated: 13 February 2017

Career

He won several medals with the national team in international competitions. Novica represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games. Serbian team was eliminated in the quarter finals of the Olympic tournament.[1]

He won 2009 Italian Champion title with Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza. Then he was a player of another Italian teams from Treviso and Rome. Bjelica played season 2012/13 in Turkish Fenerbahçe Istanbul.[2] Season 2013/14 he spent in Brazilian league as Minas Tênis Clube player.[3] Next season he played for Budvanska Rivijera Budva and he achieved title of 2015 Montenegrin Champion.[4] In 2016 after short time in El Jaish, he signed contract with French club Stade Poitevin Poitiers.

Sporting achievements

CEV Champions League

CEV Cup

South American Club Championship

National championships

References
  1. NOVICA BJELICA - olympic.org - 13-02-2017
  2. Novica Bjelica potpisao za Fenerbahče - vijesti.me - 13-02-2017
  3. EXCLUSIVE FOR WOV: Novica Bjelica - "I don`t miss playing for the NT" - worldofvolley.com - 13-02-2017
  4. NOVICA BJELICA: Z RESOVIA CZEKA NAS CIĘŻKA PRZEPRAWA - przegladsportowy.pl - 13-02-2017
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