Serbia men's national volleyball team
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The Serbia men's national volleyball
team is the national team of Serbia
.
FIVB considers Serbia
as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia
, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
.
Yugoslav Olympic Committee
declared national volleyball team for the best male team of the year in 2000
, and the Olympic Committee of Serbia
has done the same in 2010
.
Head Coach:
Igor Kolaković
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
team is the national team of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
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FIVB considers Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
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Yugoslav Olympic Committee
Yugoslav Olympic Committee
The Yugoslav Olympic Committee was the non-profit organization representing Yugoslavian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The YOC organized Yugoslavia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games...
declared national volleyball team for the best male team of the year in 2000
2000 in sports
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, and the Olympic Committee of Serbia
Olympic Committee of Serbia
Olympic Committee of Serbia is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games as well as at smaller events such as the Mediterranean Games.-History :...
has done the same in 2010
2010 in sports
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Squads
- 2000 Summer Olympics — Champions
- Vladimir BatezVladimir BatezVladimir Batez is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia....
, Slobodan BoškanSlobodan BoškanSlobodan Boškan is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Novi Sad....
, Andrija GerićAndrija GericAndrija Gerić is a Serbian volleyball player . He started playing volleyball in OK Vojvodina club. He plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul from Turkey. He signed two years contract on 6 September 2010....
, Nikola GrbićNikola GrbicNikola Grbić is a Serbian volleyball player. He was born at Klek, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now part of Serbia. Standing at 1,95 m, he plays setter. He is the younger brother of Vladimir Grbić, who also played volleyball on the highest level....
, Vladimir GrbićVladimir GrbicVladimir "Vanja" Grbić is a former Serbian volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He was born in Klek, then in the Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now in Serbia...
, Slobodan KovačSlobodan KovacSlobodan Kovač is a Serbian former volleyball player and current coach. He coaches OK Radnicki Kragujevac in Serbia....
, Đula Mešter, Vasa MijićVasa MijicVasa Mijić is a Serbian volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 1,86 m, he played as a libero....
, Ivan MiljkovićIvan MiljkovicIvan Miljković is a Serbian volleyball player, whose first club was Student Niš. He started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997 and currently playing for Fenerbahçe Grundig in Turkey...
, Veljko PetkovićVeljko PetkovicVeljko Petković is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 2000 Summer Olympics.-External links:* *...
, Goran VujevićGoran VujevicGoran Vujević is a Montenegrin-born Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics and for Serbia and Montenegro in the 2004 Summer Olympics....
, Igor VušurovićIgor VušurovicIgor Vušurović is a Montenegrin volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at , he played as a middle blocker.-References:*...
. Head Coach: Zoran Gajić.
- Vladimir Batez
- 2001 European Championship2001 Men's European Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
— Champions- Slobodan BoškanSlobodan BoškanSlobodan Boškan is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Novi Sad....
, Andrija GerićAndrija GericAndrija Gerić is a Serbian volleyball player . He started playing volleyball in OK Vojvodina club. He plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul from Turkey. He signed two years contract on 6 September 2010....
, Nikola GrbićNikola GrbicNikola Grbić is a Serbian volleyball player. He was born at Klek, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now part of Serbia. Standing at 1,95 m, he plays setter. He is the younger brother of Vladimir Grbić, who also played volleyball on the highest level....
, Vladimir GrbićVladimir GrbicVladimir "Vanja" Grbić is a former Serbian volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He was born in Klek, then in the Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now in Serbia...
, Rajko JokanovićRajko JokanovicRajko Jokanović is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Beograd and played for OK Crvena Zvezda....
, Goran Marić, Đula Mešter, Vasa MijićVasa MijicVasa Mijić is a Serbian volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 1,86 m, he played as a libero....
, Ivan MiljkovićIvan MiljkovicIvan Miljković is a Serbian volleyball player, whose first club was Student Niš. He started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997 and currently playing for Fenerbahçe Grundig in Turkey...
, Edin Škorić, Goran VujevićGoran VujevicGoran Vujević is a Montenegrin-born Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics and for Serbia and Montenegro in the 2004 Summer Olympics....
, and Igor VušurovićIgor VušurovicIgor Vušurović is a Montenegrin volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at , he played as a middle blocker.-References:*...
. Head Coach: Zoran Gajić.
- Slobodan Boškan
- 2011 European Championship2011 Men's European Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV...
— Champions- Nikola KovačevićNikola KovačevićNikola Kovačević is a Serbian volleyball player. He currently plays as spiker for Latina Volley. With the Serbian national team he won gold medal in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship, a bronze medal in the 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship, silver medal in the FIVB World...
, Uroš Kovačević, Vlado Petković, Miloš Terzić, Dragan Stanković, Filip Vujić, Miloš Nikić, Mihajlo Mitić, Milan Rašić, Ivan MiljkovićIvan MiljkovicIvan Miljković is a Serbian volleyball player, whose first club was Student Niš. He started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997 and currently playing for Fenerbahçe Grundig in Turkey...
, Saša Starović, Alekasandar Atanasijević, Marko Podraščanin, Nikola Rosić. Head Coach: Igor Kolaković.
- Nikola Kovačević
Current team
As of 2011 European Championship2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV...
| Shirt No | Player | Birth Date | Weight | Height | Current Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Kovačević Nikola Kovačević Nikola Kovačević is a Serbian volleyball player. He currently plays as spiker for Latina Volley. With the Serbian national team he won gold medal in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship, a bronze medal in the 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship, silver medal in the FIVB World... |
14 February 1983 | 78 | 193 |  Aris VCAris VC Aris VC is a volleyball club from Thessaloniki, Greece, part of Aris Thessaloniki Sport Club. Aris participates in the A1 Division and it is one of the most historical teams of the whole club and of the most stable values of the Greek volleyball, inside and outside its borders.-History:Aris was the... |
| 2 | Uroš Kovačević | 6 May 1993 | 90 | 197 |  OK Ribnica |
| 5 | Vlado Petković | 6 January 1983 | 97 | 198 |  Woori Capital VC |
| 6 | Miloš Terzić | 13 June 1987 | 88 | 202 | OK Crvena zvezda OK Crvena zvezda Odbojkaški klub Crvena Zvezda is a professional volleyball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena Zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. It has a men's and a women's section... |
| 7 | Dragan Stanković | 18 October 1985 | 80 | 205 |  Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
| 10 | Miloš Nikić | 31 March 1986 | 79 | 194 | Pallavolo Gabeca |
| 11 | Mihajlo Mitić | 17 September 1990 | 90 | 201 | OK Crvena zvezda OK Crvena zvezda Odbojkaški klub Crvena Zvezda is a professional volleyball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena Zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. It has a men's and a women's section... |
| 12 | Milan Rašić | 2 February 1985 | 86 | 205 | OK Crvena zvezda OK Crvena zvezda Odbojkaški klub Crvena Zvezda is a professional volleyball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena Zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. It has a men's and a women's section... |
| 14 | Ivan Miljković Ivan Miljkovic Ivan Miljković is a Serbian volleyball player, whose first club was Student Niš. He started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997 and currently playing for Fenerbahçe Grundig in Turkey... |
13 September 1979 | 88 | 206 |  Fenerbahçe S.K. |
| 15 | Saša Starović | 19 October 1988 | 89 | 207 |  Ural UfaUral Ufa Ural Ufa is a Russian volleyball club based in Ufa. The club was founded in 1992. Since 1996 the club plays in the Super League, the top Russian league.- Team roster season 2010–11 :... |
| 18 | Marko Podraščanin | 29 August 1987 | 92 | 204 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
| 19 | Nikola Rosić | 5 August 1984 | 85 | 192 |  VFB FriedrichshafenVfB Friedrichshafen VfB Friedrichshafen is a German sports club founded in 1909 and based in Friedrichshafen. The VfB Friedrichshafen men's volleyball team plays in the 1. Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League. The team won the 2006-07 CEV Champions League title... |
Head Coach:
Igor KolakovićCoaching history
- Igor Kolaković 2006 – present
- Ljubomir TravicaLjubomir TravicaLjubomir Travica is a Serbian volleyball player and coach.-Biography:Travica was born in Ervenik and started his career with HAOK Mladost in Zagreb...
2003 – 2006 - Veselin Vuković 2002 – 2003
- Zoran Gajić 1995 – 2002
See also
- Serbia women's national volleyball teamSerbia women's national volleyball teamThe Serbia women's national volleyball team is the national team of Serbia. It is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions....
- Yugoslavia men's national volleyball teamYugoslavia men's national volleyball teamThe Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team was the national team of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.For the later official volleyball teams, see:* Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national volleyball team* Croatia men's national volleyball team...