Aleksandar Atanasijević ( sr-cyrl, Александар Атанасијевић; born 4 September 1991) is a Serbian professional

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player. He is a member of the Serbia national team, a participant in the

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, and a two–time European Champion (

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). At the professional club level, he plays for PGE Skra Bełchatów.

Career

Clubs

His first professional club was Serbian

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. His trainer was Slavko Balandžić. In 2011, he moved to Polish Champion, one of the most successful Polish teams of

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– PGE Skra Bełchatów. In his first season in Poland, he was mainly a substitute player for

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. In the second season, he has become a major player on his position repeatedly winning the statuette for best player of the match. With PGE Skra Belchatów, he won a silver medal of the Polish Championship, Polish Cup, and a silver medal of the Club World Championship. In 2012, Atanasijević won a silver medal of the

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after the match against

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during the Final Four held in

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. In 2013, he moved to Italian club –

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. In 2014, he won a silver medal of the Italian Championship after losing matches against Lube. In May 2014, he signed a new three–year contract with

National team

He is a gold medalist of 2011 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2013 European Championship. He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national team with him in squad reached the final of the 2015 World League, but lost to

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(0–3), and eventually achieved a silver medal. Atanasijević received an individual award for the ''Best Opposite Spiker'' of the tournament.

Honours

Clubs

2011/2012 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** Silver medal europe

2016/2017 – with Sir Safety Conad Perugia * National championships ** 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

Serbian Championship, with

** 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2012/2013 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2017/2018 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia ** 2017/2018 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia ** 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia ** 2018/2019 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia ** 2019/2020 Simple gold cup

Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia

Youth national team

* 2009

CEV U19 European Championship * 2009 Gold medal europe

FIVB U19 World Championship * 2013 Silver medal world centered-2

FIVB U23 World Championship

Individual awards

* 2009: CEV U19 European Championship – Best Opposite Spiker * 2009: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2010: CEV U20 European Championship – Best Spiker * 2011: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best Scorer * 2012: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Scorer * 2013: CEV European Championship – Best Scorer * 2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Best Opposite Spiker * 2014: Italian Championship – Best Scorer * 2014: Italian Championship – Best Spiker * 2015: Italian Championship – Best Scorer * 2015: Italian Championship – Best Spiker * 2015:

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– Best Opposite Spiker * 2016: Italian Championship – Best Scorer * 2016: Italian Championship – Best Spiker * 2017:

– Best Opposite Spiker * 2018: Italian Cup – Most Valuable Player * 2018: Italian Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2019: CEV European Championship – Best Opposite Spiker

References

External links

*
Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atanasijevic, Aleksandar 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Belgrade Serbian men's volleyball players European champions for Serbia Serbian Champions of men's volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Serbia Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Skra Bełchatów players Opposite hitters