Slobodan Kovač | |||||||
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Kovač as Sir Safety Perugia head coach. | |||||||
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Nickname | Boba | ||||||
Born | (1967-09-13) 13 September 1967 (age 57) Veliko Gradište, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
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Slobodan Kovač (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Ковач; born 13 September 1967) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach of Fenerbahçe and former player, Olympic Champion at Sydney 2000, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and the 2019 European Championship winner.
Career
As a coach
In 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Iranian national volleyball team until the Olympic Games Rio 2016. That same year he led Iranian team to its first gold medal at Asian games. In 2017, he took charge of the Slovenian national volleyball team.
From 2010 to 2014, Kovač was head coach of the Italian team, Sir Safety Perugia. In 2016, he became new head coach of Halkbank Ankara.
Honours
As a player
- Domestic
- 1988–89 Yugoslavian Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
- 1991–92 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
- 1991–92 Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
As a coach
- Domestic
- 2008–09 Serbian Championship, with Radnički Kragujevac
- 2009–10 Serbian Championship, with Radnički Kragujevac
- 2016–17 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2017–18 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2017–18 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
Individual awards
- 2008: Coach of the year in Serbia
- 2009: Coach of the year in Serbia
- 2010: Coach of the year in Serbia
- 2013: Coach of the year in Italy
- 2014: Coach of the year in Italy
- 2019: CEV – Coach of the year
- 2019: Coach of the Year by the Olympic Committee of Serbia
See also
References
- "Slobodan Kovac has incentive to coach Iran volleyball team". theiranproject.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "SLO M: Slobodan Kovac takes over Slovenia!". worldofvolley.com. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "RUS M: Slobodan Kovač appointed Belogorie coach!". worldofvolley.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "TRANSFER BOMB IN 2017: Perugia's coach on the bench of Halkbank". worldofvolley.com. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Belogorie complete collection of European titles!". CEV. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "PRVI PUT U ISTORIJI Slobodan Kovač i Nemanja Petrić pobednici Kupa Izazivača sa Belogorjem". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Comunicato Stampa della Lega Pallavolo Serie A". legavolley.it (in Italian). 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Top achievements honoured at European Volleyball Gala". CEV. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
- Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Player profile at the International Olympic Committee
- Player profile at Olympedia.org
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Preceded by Nikola Grbić | Head coach of Serbia 2019–2021 |
Succeeded by Igor Kolaković |
Preceded by Andrea Giani | Head coach of Slovenia 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Alberto Giuliani |
Preceded by Julio Velasco | Head coach of Iran 2014–2015 |
Succeeded by Raúl Lozano |
Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball 2024–25 roster | |
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Veliko Gradište
- Yugoslav men's volleyball players
- Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players
- Serbian volleyball coaches
- Volleyball coaches of international teams
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic gold medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
- Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
- European champions for Serbia and Montenegro
- Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Greece
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in France
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Expatriate volleyball players in Iran
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Jastrzębski Węgiel coaches
- Skra Bełchatów coaches
- Outside hitters