Jovana Brakočević
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Brakočević playing for VakıfBank in January 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jovana Brakočević Canzian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 March 1988 Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 310 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite spiker / Universal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |
 Altay VC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jovana Brakočević Canzian (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Бракочевић Канцијан; born 5 March 1988) is a Serbian female professional volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and also the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named Best Server of the tournament. She was also a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship in Serbia and Italy. There she was voted MVP of the tournament.
Career
She played for Serbia at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in 2016.[1][2]
She played the 2010/2011 season for the Guangzhou Evergrande in the 361° Chinese Women's Volleyball League.[3]
On June 2011, JT Marvelous announced her joining next season.[4]
Jovana won the gold medal and the MVP and Best Spiker awards at the 2011 European League.[5]
Brakočević won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship and the Most Valuable Player award, playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[6]
Clubs
Poštar 064 Belgrade (2004–2007)
Spes Volley Conegliano (2007–2010)
Guangdong Evergrande (2010–2011)
JT Marvelous (2011–2012)
Vakıfbank Istanbul (2012–2014)
Azeryol Baku (2014-2015)- Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena (2016-2017)
- Altay VC (2017-present)
Awards
Individuals
- 2007 European Championship "Best Server"
- 2007 Best Sportswoman of Vojvodina
- 2010 European League "Best Spiker"
- 2011 European League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 European League "Best Spiker"
- 2011 World Grand Prix "Best Scorer"
- 2011 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 "Best Sportswoman" by Olympic Committee of Serbia
- 2011 Best Sportswoman of Vojvodina
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2012-13 Turkish League Final Series "Best Scorer"
- 2013 World Grand Prix "Best Opposite Spiker"
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
Clubs
- 2010-11 Chinese League Championship -
Runner-Up, with Guangzhou Evergrande - 2012-13 Turkish Cup -
Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü - 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
References
- ↑ "Jovana Brakočević Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ↑ "Team Roster - Serbia". rio2016.fivb.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ↑ Blic online: Jovana Brakočević od sledeće sezone u Hong Kongu 22 June 2010 (in Serbian)
- ↑ JT website(ja). "ヨヴァナ･ブラコチェヴィッチ選手の入部が決定しました". Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ CEV (2011-07-15). "Serbia claims third consecutive crown". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ↑ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women’s Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jovana Brakočević. |
- Official website
- Glas javnosti: Buntovnica sa razlogom, Interview with Brakočević, 30 April 2006 (in Serbian)
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Preceded by Manon Flier |
Most Valuable Player of European Championship 2011 |
Succeeded by Tatiana Kosheleva |
Preceded by Kim Yeon-Koung |
Most Valuable Player of CEV Women's Champions League 2012–13 |
Succeeded by Ekaterina Gamova |
| Preceded by First Award |
Best Opposite Spiker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2013 |
Succeeded by Sheilla Castro |
| Preceded by Sheilla Castro |
Most Valuable Player of FIVB Club World Championship 2013 |
Succeeded by Ekaterina Gamova |
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