Uroš Kovačević

Uroš Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Ковачевић; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Ural Ufa and the Serbia national team.[1][2] Kovačević has won 2 European Champion titles (2011, 2019) and the 2016 World League with Serbia.

Uroš Kovačević
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Kraljevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Spike355 cm (140 in)
Block338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubUral Ufa
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2010
2010–2012
2012–2015
2015–2017
2016
2017–2020
2020–2021
2021–2023
2023–		Ribnica Kraljevo
ACH Volley
Modena Volley
Calzedonia Verona
Al Arabi Doha
Trentino Volley
Beijing BAIC Motor
Warta Zawiercie
Ural Ufa
National team
2011– Serbia
Honours
Men’s volleyball
Representing  Serbia
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place2016 Kraków
Silver medal – second place2015 Rio de Janeiro
CEV European Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Austria/Czech Republic
Gold medal – first place2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place2017 Poland

Personal life

He has two older brothers: Savo and Nikola (born 1983). Nikola is also a professional volleyball player.

National team

Kovačević is a gold medallist at the 2011 European Championship.[3] In 2011, Kovačević was granted an award by the Olympic Committee of Serbia for the best young athlete. He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national volleyball team reached the World League final, but eventually lost to France (0–3), and obtained silver medals.[4][5] He was named MVP of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won a gold medal.[6]

Honours

Club
  • Domestic
    • 2010–11 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
    • 2010–11 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
    • 2011–12 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
    • 2011–12 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
    • 2014–15 Italian Cup, with Parmareggio Modena
    • 2020–21 Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor

Youth national team

Individual awards

References
  1. "Урош Ковачевич – наш новый игрок 👏". Instagram (in Russian). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. "Bomba transferowa! Uros Kovacevic zagra w PlusLidze". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. "Serbia is the 2011 European champion!". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. "France Prevail Over Serbia To Claim Gold; USA Finish Third". FIVB. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. "France prevail over Serbia to claim gold; USA finish third". FIVB. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. "Serbia triumph with EuroVolley men's crown too!". CEV. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. "CEV honors best achievements at European Volleyball Gala, Serbs claim most awards". worldofvolley.com. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. "Tijana Bošković i Uroš Kovačević najbolji u 2019. – Hena Kurtagić i Davide Kovač najperspektivniji". ossrb.org (in Serbian). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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