Uroš Kovačević

Uroš Kovačević
Personal information
Full name Uroš Kovačević
Nationality  Serbia
Born 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
Italy Casa Modena
Number 10
Career
Years Teams
2003-2010
2010-2012
2012-		 Serbia OK Ribnica
Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana
Italy Casa Modena
National team
2011- Serbia Serbia
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] and he plays for Italian Volleyball League club Pallavolo Modena.

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

Awards
Preceded by
Olivera and
Nikolina Moldovan		 Serbia The Best Young Athlete of Serbia
2011
(with Amela Terzić) 		Succeeded by
Amela Terzić

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