Nikola Kovačević ( sr-cyrl, Никола Ковачевић) (born 14 February 1983) is a
Serbia
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volleyball player
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A
* Foluke Akinradewo
* Carolina Albuquerque
* Todor Aleksiev
* Ana Ida Alvares
* Thiago Soares Alves
* Dante Amaral
* Andrea Anastasi
* Matt Anderson
* Stéphane Antiga
* Halina As ...
, a member of
Serbia men's national volleyball team
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and
French club Saint Nazaire VB, bronze medalist of the
World Championship 2010,
European Champion 2011, bronze medalist of the
European Championship in
2007 and
2013
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, multimedalist of the
World League.
Personal life
He has two brothers -
Uroš (born 1993), who is also a
volleyball player
This is a list of top international volleyball players.
A
* Foluke Akinradewo
* Carolina Albuquerque
* Todor Aleksiev
* Ana Ida Alvares
* Thiago Soares Alves
* Dante Amaral
* Andrea Anastasi
* Matt Anderson
* Stéphane Antiga
* Halina As ...
, and Savo. He was married to Jasmine and has two children with her, daughters Mia and Emma. In May 2016 he married Ana (nee Matijasević), who is a daughter of volleyball coach Nikola Matijasević and sister of volleyball players' manager Georges Matijasević. With Ana he has two sons Noa and Teo
Career
Clubs
In season 2012/2013 he played for Polish club from
PlusLiga –
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga.
The club has won seven Polish Champio ...
. He won with the club Polish Championship in 2013. He spent the next season in the Russian club
Ural Ufa
Ural Ufa (russian: «Урал» Уфа, ba, «Урал» Өфө) – is a Russian professional men's volleyball club, based in Ufa, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League
The Russian Volleyball Super League (RVSL) (russian: Волейб ...
. On 17 March 2014 official site of Russian club announced that the contract with Kovacevic has been terminated. The reason for the premature termination of contract were financial problems of the club. In 2014 he spent a few months in the club from
Verona
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and then moved to Chinese team
Fudan University Shanghai.
National team
He is a gold medalist of
2011 European Championship and bronze medalist of
2013 European Championship. He was a member of the national team at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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. On 19 July 2015
Serbian national team with him in squad went to the final of
World League, but they lost with
France
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0–3 and achieved silver medal.
''France prevail over Serbia to claim gold; USA finish third''
– fivb.org – 19-07-2015
Sporting achievements
* National championships
** 2002/2003 Serbian Championship, with Crvena Zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
** 2009/2010 Greek Championship, with Aris Thessaloniki
Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...
** 2012/2013 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga.
The club has won seven Polish Champio ...
** 2014/2015 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
** 2014/2015 French Championship, with Paris Volley
Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC ...
** 2016/2017 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967.
Teams
* Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
* Paykan Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian Super League
*Paykan Cycling Club
T ...
** 2017/2018 Romanian SuperCup, with CS Arcada Galați
CS Arcada Galați is a volleyball club based in Galați, Romania, that competes in the Divizia A1, the top tier of Romanian volleyball.
Honours Domestic
* Divizia A1
: Winners (4): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
: Runners-up (1): 2018
: T ...
** 2017/2018 Romanian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967.
Teams
* Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
* Paykan Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian Super League
*Paykan Cycling Club
T ...
* National team
** 2007 CEV European Championship
** 2008 FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
** 2009 FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
** 2010 FIVB World League
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** 2010 FIVB World Championship
** 2011 CEV European Championship
** 2013 CEV European Championship
** 2015 FIVB World League
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Individually
* 2011: CEV European Championship – Best Receiver
* 2015: Chinese Championship – Best Receiver
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kovacevic, Nikola
1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kraljevo
Serbian men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players of Serbia
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Expatriate volleyball players in Greece
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Russia
Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Expatriate volleyball players in China
Expatriate volleyball players in Germany
Expatriate volleyball players in France
Expatriate volleyball players in Iran
Expatriate volleyball players in Romania
Serbian expatriates in Greece
Serbian expatriates in Italy
Serbian expatriates in Russia
Serbian expatriates in Poland
Serbian expatriates in China
Serbian expatriates in France
Serbian expatriates in Germany
Serbian expatriates in Iran
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
European champions for Serbia
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Ural Ufa volleyball players
Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball
Resovia (volleyball) players