Uroš Kovačević ( sr-cyrl, Урош Ковачевић; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional

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player. He is a member of the Serbia national team. The two–time European Champion ( 2011,

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), and the 2016 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.

Personal life

He has two older brothers: Savo and

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(born 1983). Nikola is also a professional

player.

National team

Kovačević is a gold medallist at the 2011 European Championship. In 2011, Kovačević was granted an award by the

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for the best young athlete. He was a member of the national team at the

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. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national volleyball team reached the World League final, but eventually lost to

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(0–3), and obtained silver medals. He was named ''MVP'' of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won a gold medal.

Honours

Clubs

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Gold medal world centered-2

Poland 2018 – with

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* AVC Asian Club Championship ** Silver medal asia

Naypyidaw 2016 – with Al Arabi Doha *

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2018/2019 – with Itas Trentino *

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2015/2016 – with Calzedonia Verona * National championships ** 2010/2011 Simple gold cup

Slovenian Cup, with

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** 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

Slovenian Championship, with

** 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

Slovenian Cup, with

** 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

Slovenian Championship, with

** 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Parmareggio Modena ** 2020/2021 Gold medal with cup

Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor

Youth national team

* 2009

CEV U19 European Championship * 2009 Gold medal world centered-2

FIVB U19 World Championship * 2011 Gold medal europe

CEV U19 European Championship * 2011 Gold medal world centered-2

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

FIVB U23 World Championship

Individual awards

* 2011: CEV U19 European Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2011: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2011: Award of Olympic Committee of Serbia – Young Athlete of The Year * 2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Best Outside Spiker * 2016: AVC Asian Club Championship – Best Outside Spiker * 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Outside Spiker * 2019: CEV European Championship – Best Outside Spiker * 2019: CEV European Championship – Most Valuable Player * 2019: CEV – Male Volleyball Player of the Year * 2019: Male Serbian Volleyball Player of the Year * 2022: Polish Championship �
Best Spiker

References

External links

*
Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player Profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovacevic, Uros 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kraljevo Serbian men's volleyball players European champions for Serbia Olympic volleyball players of Serbia Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate volleyball players in Slovenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate volleyball players in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Trentino Volley players Warta Zawiercie players Outside hitters 21st-century Serbian people