Slobodan Kovač

Slobodan Kovač (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Ковач) (born 13 September 1967) is a Serbian volleyball coach and former volleyball player, Olympic Champion (Sydney 2000), bronze medallist at the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996).

Slobodan Kovač
Kovač as Sir Safety Perugia head coach.
Personal information
NicknameBoba
Nationality Serbian
Born (1967-09-13) 13 September 1967
Veliko Gradište, Yugoslavia, Serbia
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2008–2010
2010–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2018
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2021
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022		Radnički Kragujevac
Sir Safety Perugia
Iran
Sir Safety Perugia
Halkbank Ankara
Slovenia
Belogorie Belgorod
Serbia
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Top Volley Cisterna
Skra Bełchatów
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
1983–1985
1985–1988
1988–1992
1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1999
1999–2002
2002–2003
2003
2004
2004–2006
2006–2007		 VGSK Veliko Gradište
Kolubara
Vojvodina Novi Sad
Gallo Gioia Del Colle
Aris Thessaloniki
ASPC Gioia del Colle
Volley Lube
Taranto Volley
A.S. Pallavolo Agnone
GFC Ajaccio VB
Indeco Molfetta
Shahrdari Urmia
Radnički Kragujevac
National team
1991
1996–2003		 Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney
1996 Atlanta
CEV European Championship
1997 Netherlands
1995 Greece
Head Coach  Serbia
CEV European Championship
2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia

Career

As a coach

In 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Iranian national volleyball team until the Olympic Games Rio 2016.[1] 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.[2] In 2017, he took charge of the Slovenian national volleyball team.[3][4]

Sporting achievements

As a player

As a coach

Individual awards

See also

References
  1. "Slobodan Kovac has incentive to coach Iran volleyball team". theiranproject.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "TRANSFER BOMB IN 2017: Perugia's coach on the bench of Halkbank". worldofvolley.com. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. "SLO M: Slobodan Kovac takes over Slovenia!". worldofvolley.com. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. "RUS M: Slobodan Kovač appointed Belogorie coach!". worldofvolley.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. "Belogorie complete collection of European titles!". CEV. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "Comunicato Stampa della Lega Pallavolo Serie A". legavolley.it (in Italian). 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. "Top achievements honoured at European Volleyball Gala". CEV. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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