Uroš Kovačević

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Uroš Kovačević
Personal information
Full name Uroš Kovačević
Nationality  Serbia
Born (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993
Kraljevo, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Spike 342 cm (135 in)
Block 320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position Receiver
Current club Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana
Number 10
Career
Years Clubs
2003-2010
2010-		 Serbia OK Ribnica
Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana
National team
2011- Serbia Serbia
Honours
European Championship
Gold 2011 Austria / Czech Rep.
World U23 Championship
Silver 2013 Uberlândia
Last updated: January 2012

Uroš Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Ковачевић; born May 6, 1993 in Kraljevo, FR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian volleyball player.[1][2]

At the 2011 FIVB Boys Youth World Championship and 2011 Boys Youth European Championship Kovačević won gold medals and became MVP. He also won bronze medal at the 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship.

With the Serbian national team he won gold medal in the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship.

In 2011 Kovačević received award from Olympic Committee of Serbia[3] and DSL Sport for best young athlete.[4]

His older brother Nikola is also a volleyball player.

Individual awards

  • 2011 World Youth Championship "Most Valuable Player"
  • 2011 European Youth Championship "Most Valuable Player"
  • 2011 Young Athlete of The Year by Olympic Committee of Serbia
  • 2011 Young Athlete of The Year by DSL Sport
  • 2013 World U23 Championship "Best Outside Spiker"
Awards
Preceded by
Olivera and
Nikolina Moldovan		 Serbia The Best Young Athlete of Serbia
2011
(with Amela Terzić) 		Succeeded by
Amela Terzić
Sportswoman of The Year
Sportsman of The Year
Young Athlete of The Year
Women's Team of The Year
Men's Team of The Year
Coach of The Year

References

  1. ↑ http://volleytrend.com/en/men/250-uros-kovacevic.html
  2. ↑ http://www.zurnal.rs/2011/05/07/uros-kovacevic-rodjeni-pobednik/index.html
  3. ↑ http://www.oks.org.rs/2011/12/progla%C5%A1eni-najuspe%C5%A1niji-sportisti-u-predolimpijskoj-godini/
  4. ↑ http://www.mondo.rs/s228716/Ostali_sportovi/Sport-_Novak_Djokovic_ponovo_najbolji.html


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