Silvija Popović ( sr, Силвија Поповић; born 13 March 1986) is a Serbian female professional

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player, who was a member of the

Serbia women's national volleyball team The Serbia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions. FIVB considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1992) and Serbi ...

that won the gold medal at both the 2011 European Championship and the 2018 World Championship.

Career

With her club

Rabita Baku Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship. History The Rabita Bank was founded in 2 ...

Popović won the

2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship The 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the fifth edition of the event. It was held in Doha, Qatar from October 8 to 14, 2011. Qualification Pools composition Squads Venue Pool standing procedure Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 poi ...

. Popović won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich. She also won the tournament's Best Libero award.

Clubs

* Poštar 064 Belgrade (2006–2009) *

(2009–2012) * Voléro Zürich (2013–2018) *

Altay VC Altay Volleyball Club is a Kazakh volleyball club that plays at the Kazakhstan National Liga. Altay's predecessor, Ust-Kamenogorsk VC was formed in 2005 which merged with Semey VC in 2015 to establish the Altay Volleyball Club. The club has been ...

(2018-present)

Awards

Individual

* '' 2009–10 CEV Cup Final Four "Best libero"'' * '' 2015 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"'' * '' 2017 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"'' * '' 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship - European Qualification in Poland "Best Libero"''

Clubs

* 2011 FIVB Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Rabita Baku * 2015 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich * 2017 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich

References

External links

at FIVBresults and photos - Popović Silvija
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